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12 Glasgow carers win £40k compensation after charity stopped paying wages

12 January 2023

11 January 2023

Employment tribunal rules RAF corporal was victim of sexual harassment contrary to military court finding

Female RAF Corporal has won a sex harassment case after a colleague molested her while she slept, despite a court martial clearing him of sexual...

10 January 2023

IT worker at nuclear plant loses unfair dismissal claim after dropping USB stick with classified information in car park

In Miss L Telford v Sellafield Limited a senior IT worker at the Sellafield nuclear site was sacked for a security breach when 'classified' information...

9 January 2023

Admin assistant awarded £15,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal after falling pregnant

In the case of Miss C Leitch v CIS Services Limited Charlotte Leitch joined the firm, which designs, installs and maintains customer information and security...

6 January 2023

Passport office worker loses unfair dismissal claim after ‘stalker’ behaviour

In the case of C v The Home Office a ‘stalkery’ civil servant called a female colleague a ‘dark horse’ after he spotted she had...

5 January 2023

Admin assistant awarded £15,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal after falling pregnant

n the case of Miss C Leitch v CIS Services Limited Charlotte Leitch joined the firm, which designs, installs and maintains customer information and security...

4 January 2023

Woman fired for poor performance and taking a lunch break with colleagues wins unfair dismissal claim

In the case of Tracie Shearwood v Lean Education and Development Tracie Shearwood, a worker at Lean Education and Development in Dudley, West Midlands, England,...

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Hospital administration clerk awarded almost £75,000 after occupational health reports ignored

3 January 2023

2 January 2023

Atom Bank makes four-day week permanent

Challenger bank Atom has made a four-day working week permanent after a successful trial over the past year. In November 2021, the app-based bank introduced...

30 December 2022

Gay restaurant worker and his husband win £120,000 from homophobic boss

In the case of (1) Mr T Jeurninck (2) Mr M Scatena v Piatto (London) Ltd (in liquidation) a gay restaurant worker and his husband...

29 December 2022

Tribunal rules law firm employee claim is out of time as he was sacked at outcome meeting

In Mr M Gillard v Minster Law Limited a long-serving law firm worker dismissed last Christmas brought his claim four days late and so was...

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Pet crematorium technician loses unfair dismissal claim after leaving pet ashes in cremator

28 December 2022

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