CIPD People Management report that a company director has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting that she persuaded 10 employees to take speeding points on her behalf. The director accepted that she had committed 14 traffic offences while driving cars registered to her company. She admitted to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Several others who were involved in the conspiracy – including some employees – also received various jail sentences. The court heard that the employees felt that their jobs were at stake if they refused to take the speeding points. The director argued there was no evidence to that effect, but staff may well have felt under pressure because she ran the business.

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