Swearing at work is particularly common in north of England, judge says

Tribunal rules employee was unfairly sacked despite verbally abusing a fellow worker during office discussion

As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more?

In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.