Boots worker who told a customer who did not speak good English ‘I don’t speak Taliban’ loses constructive dismissal claim Boots employee Dorothy Roach went to help struggling colleague at the tills But tribunal heard she made ‘racist comments’ about customer who did not have English as their first language Claimed she told another customer … Read more
A council worker who was sacked for using the N-word on an anti-radicalisation training course has won a claim for unfair dismissal. Ian Stevenson used the racial epithet after being asked to give an example of racism that he had witnessed. Shortly before the course’s instructor had told him and other employees that the session … Read more
An office worker who talked so much her colleagues referred to her conversations as the ‘Tracey Trap’, has had her unfair dismissal claim thrown out today. Tracey Bodman resigned from AA-Wargames, a company based in Westbury, Wiltshire, after she was given a warning by her bosses for her slow performance. Her colleagues at the company, which … Read more
A Michelin-starred chef who was sacked after he let children play a ‘silly’ game of football in the restaurant of a five-star Mayfair hotel has won nearly £60,000 for unfair dismissal. Award-winning Alyn Williams was fired after hosting a private party during which he set up an improvised pitch, complete with goals and a net, … Read more
Care worker sacked over Facebook post saying there were ‘no decent honest Muslims’ wins unfair dismissal case but gets no payout Linda Henderson was sacked after Ashgill Care Home bosses discovered posts Other posts on Facebook account said there were ‘no decent honest Muslims’ She won case for unfair dismissal after employers refused to consider … Read more
Palace aides last night brushed off the Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey as a ‘sideshow’ which will barely register with the British public amid the more pressing concerns of a global pandemic and the Duke of Edinburgh‘s health. After a frenzied week dominated by bombshell claims of alleged bullying and … Read more
Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiance Nick Loeb loses appeal in dismissal of lawsuit over custody rights to pre-embryos By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 16:29 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 16:46 GMT, 2 February 2021 Sofia Vergara’s ex-fiance, Nick Loeb, lost another legal battle over custody rights to pre-embryos. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in … Read more
Recycling worker wins unfair dismissal case after being sacked for failing a drugs test while taking cannabis for his bad back Recycling worker Carl Pamment wins unfair dismissal case against employer Pamment had been taking cannabis to help deal with his severe back pain Renewi UK Services fired him claiming he posed safety risk ‘under … Read more
Derby must pay sacked captain Richard Keogh £2MILLION after he won an appeal over his dismissal following career-threatening knee injury suffered in drink-driving crash with team-mates in October 2019 Derby could have to pay their sacked former captain Richard Keogh around £2m The defender won an appeal at a tribunal over his dismissal following a car … Read more
Relations between the four staff at Barnard Castle Town Council in Durham cooled after it emerged Jane Woodward (pictured) had gone on holiday with then councillor Roger Peat A deputy town council clerk who was branded a ‘gold digger’ after she formed a personal relationship with an older, married councillor and was later sacked has … Read more