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A housekeeper at the home of Maya Von Schoenburg, former wife of the Mercedes-Benz heir, was fired after getting pregnant and has been awarded £19,000 in damages for pregnancy discrimination. Teresa Filipowska’s employer told her in her first year of employment that she must not get pregnant, and was required to discuss family planning issues … Read more
A man from Staffordshire, who complained that he was dismissed while recovering from a heart operation, has lost the chance to pursue a disability discrimination claim. However, at a preliminary hearing at Birmingham Employment Tribunal he has been given the green light to claim for unfair dismissal. David Darby complained that after being put on … Read more
A Scottish timber building company has lost an unfair dismissal case brought by an employee who was sacked after making derogatory comments on Facebook. Niall Kass, a lorry driver for the company Gillies and Mackay Ltd in Pertshire, was stopped by the police in his company vehicle which had an expired MOT. He was served … Read more
An age discrimination claim has been launched against the University of Kent by a 60-year old lecturer, Mr Stephen Games. Mr Games is bringing a £750,000 age discrimination claim against the university on the basis that he was not afforded a full-time role in the university’s architecture department. Evidence was heard from Mr Games at … Read more
The recent case of Burrell v Micheldever Tyre Services Limited[1] highlights that employers need to be careful before relocating staff who have made allegations, in this case allegations of race discrimination. Mr Burrell was employed at the Fareham branch of his employer as a Tyre Fitter. He was the only black employee in that branch and … Read more
We have recently been instructed to assist a client who was, unfortunately, quite suddenly dismissed after he refused to accept a pay cut. Although surprising, it is possible for employers to dismiss employees if they refuse to accept a pay cut however, such dismissals will often be subjected the scrutiny of Employment Tribunals if the … Read more
A golf club in East Anglia has lost an unfair dismissal claim brought by a former employee. The claim brought against Gorleston Golf Club hinged on an incident whereby the Claimant’s manager, a qualified first-aider, was drinking in the club bar at the same time as the barmaid had collapsed into a diabetic coma. The … Read more
The chief executive of a property business who sacked his 32 year old PA after a 3-year affair faces a significant payout after she won a claim for unfair dismissal.[1] The affair between the PA and the chief executive who was some 20 years older than her, lasted for 3 years. During this time he … Read more
Teaching Assistant Tracy Hodgkinson brought an unfair dismissal claim against her former employer, a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Mrs Hodgkinson lost her job in January 2012. She felt she had been unfairly dismissed following her decision to keep in touch with her convicted sex-offender son. Mrs Hodgkinson’s son was found guilty of grooming and sexual … Read more
A female employee in Northern Ireland who had suffered two miscarriages and claimed that she had been sacked because of the corresponding time off work, has been awarded more than £12,500 by an Employment Tribunal. Linzi Close brought a claim against Belfast Audi Limited on the grounds that it had discriminated against her when it … Read more