LONDON (AP) — A financial analyst who was terminated by Citibank after falsely claiming a two-sandwich lunch on expenses has lost a legal battle for wrongful dismissal.
A British judge has ruled that the bank was justified in firing Szabolcs Fekete for gross misconduct because he lied about consuming two sandwiches, two coffees, and two pasta dishes during a work trip, when in reality he had shared them with his partner.
Fekete, a financial crime expert employed by the bank in London, filed a lawsuit for wrongful and unfair dismissal.
When the company questioned his expenses for a July 2022 business trip to Amsterdam, Fekete sent an email stating: “I was on the business trip by myself and had 2 coffees as they were very small.” He claimed to have eaten one sandwich for lunch “and had the second sandwich in the afternoon… which also served as my dinner.”
Fekete pointed out that the amounts were “well within” the bank’s 100 euro ($105) daily expense limit and stated: “I don’t think I have to justify my…
2023-10-16 11:18:13
Source from finance.yahoo.com
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