Sainsbury's Chairman issued warning for using staff to work on refurbishing country home

Sainsbury’s Chairman, David Tyler, has been issued a warning, after using the retailer’s staff and suppliers to refurbish his country home in Sussex in 2013.

The Guardian reports that Sainsbury’s conducted a full investigation into Tyler’s actions, after he admitted the information himself, and found he had breached three company policies which it viewed as an “extremely serious matter.”

Sainsbury’s said in a statement: “This is an historical issue dating back to 2013. The chairman volunteered the information [himself] and the board conducted a thorough investigation in line with company policy, as they would with any other colleague in the same circumstances.”

A spokeswoman for Sainsbury’s said the Board concluded that Tyler’s failure to comply with company policy was unintentional, that he did not act dishonestly and made no financial gain.