Robot suit ‘hurt TV show actor’ – BBC News
“An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a top children’s television programme has taken the production company to an industrial tribunal.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: unfair dismissal
Straight bouncer harassed by gay club boss who called her a breeder – The Times
“A married mother of three has won thousands of pounds in compensation from a gay nightclub that discriminated against her because she is heterosexual.”
The Times, 4th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
House manager wins claim over flexible work – The Guardian
“A former Barbican house manager who said she was refused flexible working time stands to receive a six-figure payout after winning her claims for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
The Guardian, 21st December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victory for teacher sacked after race taunts and sexual harassment – The Times
“A teacher who was called a ‘bloody immigrant’ and a ‘nigger’ by pupils and advised by a colleague to go to work in a ‘more ethnically diverse school’ if she wanted promotion, has won her case for unfair dismissal.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Slap’ teacher’s sacking unfair – BBC News
“A teacher who was unfairly sacked after his daughter said he kicked and punched her in a row at home could be awarded thousands of pounds in compensation.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Executive’s sacking was unfair but not a racist plot, says German bank – The Times
“A City investment bank accused of forcing out a highflying member of staff because he was ‘not German enough’ has admitted that it unfairly sacked the executive.”
The Times, 13th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sacked for “not being German enough” – The Times
“A high-flying Australian banker is claiming £10 million in compensation over claims that he was pushed out of a City investment bank because he was not German enough.”
The Times, 12th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Legal claim dismissed for being 88 secs late – The Times
“A senior employment court has thrown out a claim for unfair dismissal because the e-mail carrying the paperwork arrived 88 seconds late.”
The Times, 8th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sting is stung for £25,000 over sacking of chef – The Times
“The rock star Sting and his wife Trudie Styler were ordered to pay their former chef £24,944 yesterday after her ‘shameful’ dismissal when she became pregnant.”
The Times, 18th July, 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Woman’s payout over ginger taunts – Daily Telegraph
“A red-headed waitress who was taunted about the colour of her hair was awarded £17,618 compensation by an employment tribunal yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman gets suicide advice payout – BBC News
“A Citizens Advice Bureau advisor who was sacked after she phoned a suicidal woman’s GP was awarded £18,000 damages.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law student win £8,000 for unfairly dismissed mother – The Guardian
“A businesswoman told to choose between her job and having a baby won more than £8,000 compensation yesterday after taking legal action with the help of a group of law students.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Babula v. Waltham Forest College – Times Law Reports
Whistleblower need not prove criminal or civil wrongdoing
Babula v. Waltham Forest College
Court of Appeal
“Where an employee made a claim for unfair dismissal asserting that the dismissal was to be regarded as automatically unfair because he had made a protected disclosure, it was sufficient that he reasonably believed the matters that he relied on amounted to a criminal offence, or founded a legal obligation. He did not have to be able to point to an actual criminal offence or to an actual legal obligation.”
The Times, 17th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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