Tesco Said to Face Possible Action After Firing Staff by Mail

As it prepares to report one of the most difficult years in its history, Tesco Plc may have gotten itself in more trouble by conducting exit interviews with executives involved in an accounting scandal by mail rather than in person.

Conducting the interviews -- which led to firings in some cases -- by post was a bid to show prosecutors it wasn’t interfering with the criminal probe, four people with knowledge of the matter said. But refusing to meet in person may have violated employee rights to due process, and could leave Tesco vulnerable to civil suits, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.