Employment Tribunal

“Offensive” Claimant has his Employment Tribunal claim struck out for unreasonable behaviour

August 26, 2013

In this story from the IOM Today last week, we learned that a Claimant in the Employment Tribunal had his claim struck out at a hearing for unreasonable behaviour, including turning his back on the Tribunal, packing his belongings, attempting to “blacken” the name of the Respondent’s representative and leaving the hearing early. Mr Adenaike, […]

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Worker wins racial harassment claim after nickname “Golliwog Brian” given

August 26, 2013

A worker has won a claim for racial harassment in the Employment Tribunal after both he and other workers were subjected at work to what the Tribunal described as “unacceptable” nicknames and comments. Mr Roy Morgan brought a claim for racial discrimination and racial harassment last year against his employer, Halls of Gloucester, after both […]

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John Lewis’s staff – never knowingly underpaid: the difficulties of holiday pay

August 23, 2013

It is widely reported in the press that the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership has admitted that it has miscalculated holiday pay for at least seven years. As a result the company is to pay out £40m to compensate 69,000 workers next month. The error relates to how holiday pay was calculated. The company had been […]

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Sacked carer brings Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal

August 20, 2013

A sacked care manager has issued a claim in the Employment Tribunal after she was dismissed from her job last year. Mrs Donna Savigar worked for a period of five years as a care manager for Stoke-on-Trent council until she was dismissed in 2012. The reason for her dismissal is not clear but she contends […]

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Employment Tribunal cases in the news last week

August 12, 2013

In this post we’re going to look at a number of Employment Tribunal cases that have made the headlines in the last week, including: Black worker awarded £27,000 after hearing colleague referred to as golliwog (The Telegraph) A black worker who worked at a fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Gloucester has won his Employment Tribunal […]

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Female banker makes “bunga bunga” Employment Tribunal claim

July 17, 2013

A female banker has made an Employment Tribunal claim after claiming that she was subjected to discrimination at the firm that she worked for. Ms Isabel Sitz claims that she was subjected to discrimination in the workplace and that she was forced out of her job last year by the racist and sexist culture at […]

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Cambridge businessman wins £3.4 million payout from Employment Tribunal claim

July 10, 2013

A Cambridge-based businessman has been awarded £3.4 million by the Employment Tribunal after it was found that he had been dismissed because he had blown the whistle on illicit practices. Medical Marketing International (“MMI”) was set up in 1988 by Margaret Best. Mr David Best (Mrs Best’s husband), 63, was chairman and managing director of Medical […]

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University of Kent faces age discrimination claim from lecturer

July 7, 2013

A 60-year-old lecturer has launched an Employment Tribunal claim against the University of Kent after he claims he was discriminated against. Mr Stephen Games, 60, has launched a £750,000 claim for discrimination against his employer, the University of Kent, after he claimed that he was subjected to age discrimination by not being awarded a full-time […]

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Female employee sacked after affair with boss wins Employment Tribunal claim

June 19, 2013

A female employee has won her Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal and sexual harassment after she was fired in 2011. The female employee (who cannot be identified for legal reasons) started work at the property firm, based in central London, as a personal assistant in 2008. Soon after she started work at the firm […]

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Virgin Atlantic worker’s claim for sexual harassment comes to the Employment Tribunal

June 12, 2013

A Virgin Atlantic employee’s claims for discrimination and harassment have come to a full hearing in the Employment Tribunal in London. Mr Ashley Roberts, 30, works at Virgin Atlantic. He submitted a claim for sexual harassment to the Employment Tribunal last year after taking employment law advice on the merits of his claim as he […]

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