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City worker sacked after accidentally flashing genitals on video call
Tribunal rejects employee’s case that his firing amounted to an unfair dismissal

Many people have nightmares about going to a meeting only to find they are talking to the boss without wearing any underwear.

For one former City worker, the horror scenario became a reality.

An employee at the UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) was fired from his job after he accidentally flashed his genitals on a video call, an employment tribunal heard.

He was sacked from his £58,580-a-year job as a digital production manager after he stood up on a Teams call while trying to fix a cable behind his computer, without wearing any trousers.

In a ruling, the employment tribunal said: “During the call, after approximately three minutes 26 seconds, the claimant stood to adjust a cable behind the computer and revealed he was wearing nothing from the waist down. His genitals were visible.”