[GrimUpNorth]

Slightly different scenario.

Mrs G recorded a meeting with her boss, the HR person and the union rep. She then produced a written 'record' of the meeting in the subsequent employment tribunal and described it as an almost verbatim record.

Her ex-employer went to great lengths to discredit the written record, when the chairman of the tribunal asked how she'd produced something so detailed Mrs G said she'd recorded the meeting for her own records.

The chairman of the tribunal asked all parties concerned for their consent to listen to the recording but the employer refused. They did however withdraw their objections to the written account.

Mrs G was pretty certain that the slightly open laptop on the desk in the room was recording the meeting for the company anyway and they knew full well that the actual recording would be very damaging as a written account can't quite capture the tone used.

So sometimes just letting them know you've got a recording after the event can be enough to get the outcome you want.

Cheers

Grim