In 2015, Turning Point was involved in an [[employment tribunal]] claiming that Adebowale had unfairly dismissed the charity's IT director, Ibukun Adebayo.<ref name="Corfe" /> Adebayo reported that "the emails she discovered included messages from deputy chief executive David Hoare referring to sex acts, mocking her religious beliefs, and descriptions of Adebayo as “looney tunes” and someone who “employs nutters”."<ref>https://www.cio.com/article/202389/ex-turning-point-it-director-ibukun-adebayo-reveals-lessons-learned-from-employment-tribunal-and-unf.html</ref> The initalinitial tribunal found that Adebayo's actions in accessing lewd emails about her from the charity's deputy chief executive to Adebowale, constituted [[gross misconduct]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/sacked-turning-point-director-ibukun-adebayo-says-she-rather-job-back-05m-payout/management/article/1363388|title=Sacked Turning Point IT director Ibukun Adebayo says she would rather have her job back than a £0.5m payout|last=Cooney|first=Rebecca|date=9 September 2015|website=[[Third Sector (magazine)|ThirdSector.co.uk]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> but ruled that this did not justify Adebowale's actions. Both Adebowale and Hoare remained in post without scrutiny. Adebayo's lawyers said that the actions were unfair because the deputy chief executive's behaviour "was more serious than the claimant's by way of his seniority and position as sponsor of Turning Point's equal opportunities policy.".<ref name="Corfe">{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/turning-point-denies--black-on-black-racism--after-accusation-from-former-director.html|title=Turning Point denies 'black-on-black racism' after accusation from former director|last=Corfe|first=Emily|date=26 October 2015|website=civilsociety.co.uk|publisher=Civil Society Media|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>
