A senior manager at Associated British Ports (ABP) who oversaw about £150 million in ports projects wins an unfair dismissal case after he was sacked for allegedly berating his boss behind his back. Sahir Rahim is reported to have been overheard criticising his superior in an internal conversation with another colleague.
According to one account, the Head of Programme, Ben Hodgkin, hears Rahim speaking loudly while discussing the boss’s actions with a colleague. Another outlet describes the same incident but focuses on Rahim being heard criticising his manager, leading to his dismissal and a subsequent dispute.
Both reports agree on the core sequence: Rahim’s role at ABP, the overhearing of his remarks, and the outcome of the employment claim in his favour. The sources differ mainly in the framing of where and how the conversation occurred, but they do not present conflicting facts about the central claim that his dismissal was linked to the overheard criticism.
