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11 November, 10:01

Francis drives a delivery truck for Weston Industries. In the middle of his delivery route, Francis stops to have a two-hour lunch with friends twenty miles away. While in the restaurant, Francis slips on a puddle left by an employee and injures himself. Francis would normally be considered to be acting:

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  1. 11 November, 12:00
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    b. acting outside the scope of employment

    Explanation:

    Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that Francis would normally be considered to be acting outside the scope of employment. Meaning that he did not have authorization from his employer to deviate from the route to have a meal with his friends, therefore Francis is acting on his own behalf and the Francis' Employer is not responsible for any costs that may arise from his injuries.
  2. 11 November, 13:25
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    outside the scope of employment.

    Explanation:

    Francis drives a delivery truck for Weston Industries. In the middle of his delivery route, Francis stops to have a two-hour lunch with friends twenty miles away. While in the restaurant, Francis slips on a puddle left by an employee and injures himself. Francis would normally be considered to be acting outdide the scope of employment

    In this case Francis was not on duty when he decide to have a two-hour lunch with his friends twenty miles away from his delivery route. He took his own decision which gor him injured so, his employee is not liable for any consequencies Francis incured.
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