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We were instructed to represent a young lady who worked in a hair salon. She was taken on with the promise of an “apprenticeship” and paid a very low salary of ÂŁ30 per day on the assumption, possibly naively on her part, that she would receive some form of apprenticeship or training to advance her … Read more
A Manager at Royal Mail in the West Midlands has had his claim for unfair dismissal rejected after an Employment Tribunal heard that he had accepted a ÂŁ76,000 redundancy payout. Roy Sylvester, who was based in Dudley, told the Birmingham Employment Tribunal that he had been forced to resign after being bullied and harassed. He … Read more
Two employees at a Tesco distribution depot in Northamptonshire have won a claim for indirect discrimination. The two employees, both aged 27, had been restricted to use of prayer facilities at their place of work. Â The two men were amongst a number of Muslim employees who had been asking Tesco since 2006 for a specific … Read more
A 21-year-old woman has won nearly ÂŁ13,000 in damages after she brought a claim for sexual harassment against her former employers. The employment tribunal in Liverpool heard that Elizabeth Cowhig had been bombarded with unwanted sexual harassment by her sales manager. When she refused his advances, she was dismissed. The claimant began work in August … Read more
Employers at a college in Shopshire have been required to pay more then ÂŁ25,000 to settle what is understood to be the UK’s longest running race discrimination case. Dr Aham Abegeze claimed that Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology had acted unfairly toward him in 1999 when he was passed over for a college lectureship. … Read more
A former head teacher of a private girls’ school in North Wales has been awarded nearly ÂŁ217,000 following an unfair dismissal claim. Bernie Routledge and his former partner Helen Price both brought an unfair dismissal claim against Howell’s School in Denbigh in March 2013. Ms Price, who was head of the PE department, was also … Read more
A teaching assistant from Cannock has been awarded more than ÂŁ16,000 in compensation after winning her school unfair dismissal case against Bridgtown Primary. Paula Williams, 45, was wrongly dismissed after claims that she swore in front of pupils, used inappropriate language and also posted “inappropriate Facebook photos”. The school head teacher, Joanna Raybould, told the … Read more
A firm of pawn brokers in Runcorn, Cheshire, has successfully opposed a compensation claim for unfair dismissal from a former employee after employment tribunal deadlines were missed. The branch of Cash Converters was told during a preliminary hearing in Birmingham that it had “no case to answer” against Craig Tansley. Mr Tansley had been dismissed … Read more
An employee of Paddy Power (Online) Limited who alleges he was unfairly dismissed, has had his case struck out by the Employment Tribunal on the Isle of Man which found he had behaved unreasonably and scandalously. Anthony Adenaike had brought an unfair dismissal claim against Paddy Power on the grounds of racial discrimination. However, the … Read more
A black employee working for a fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Gloucester has been awarded ÂŁ27,000 in compensation after overhearing his colleague being referred to as a “Golliwog”. Roy Morgan was a delivery driver and became upset after a colleague, Brian Ennis, was referred to as “Black Brian” and “Golliwog Brian”. This was apparently to … Read more