In the employment tribunals: September 2010

XpertHR provides summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings.

Carrot-throwing employee unfairly dismissed by Morrisons
Employee fairly dismissed for lying to court about employer's stance on her jury service
Adsa employee's summary dismissal was both substantively and procedurally unfair
Decorator unfairly dismissed despite making homophobic comment
Female Muslim discriminated against for not wearing a headscarf
Employer used sham redundancy to dismiss France-based employee
£792,000 award for harassed and unfairly dismissed disabled football journalist
Employee constructively dismissed for refusal to work under threats of violence
Employee who sold his employer's products on eBay was unfairly dismissed
Race discrimination: £2,000 for "monkey" comment made to Indian employee during golf game
Driver who walked out when hours were reduced was unfairly dismissed after 14-minute disciplinary hearing
Unfairly dismissed whistleblower wins £1.2 million compensation
Employer's use of and discussions about lap dancing and prostitutes was discrimination
Manager's mishandling of flexible working request led to constructive dismissal
Claimant rightly excluded from disciplinary hearing over fears of witness intimidation