A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including a £190,000 payout to four redundant managers, a successful tribunal defence by Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty's restaurant group, and an unfair dismissal claim involving a missing barrel of beer.
Home shopping firm ordered to pay £190,000 to redundant managers (on the Crain's Manchester Business website) Four managers who lost their jobs after a home shopping company went into administration have been awarded £190,000.
Sacked teaching assistant loses unfair dismissal case (on the Liverpool Echo website) A teaching assistant in a Liverpool primary school who was sacked for gross misconduct after signing up to a jobs agency while receiving sick pay has lost her case for unfair dismissal.
Scottish paramedic's unfair dismissal claim rejected (on the Press and Journal website) An employment tribunal has dismissed a Highland paramedic's claim that he was forced out of his job by intolerable working conditions.
Shilpa Shetty's restaurant group successfully defends employment tribunal claim (on the DNA India website) An Indian restaurant group owned by the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has won a case brought by its former CEO.
Driver accused over "missing beer" loses unfair dismissal claim (on the Express & Star website) A former drayman has lost has lost his unfair dismissal claim after being accused of misconduct over a "missing" barrel of beer.
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Comments (2)
A teaching assistant in a Liverpool primary school who was sacked for gross misconduct after signing up to a jobs agency while receiving sick pay has lost her case for unfair dismissal.
Posted by swisswatches-shop | March 17, 2010 9:54 AM
Posted on March 17, 2010 09:54
Thank you for suggesting this case - it is one that we saw in the news but I haven't seen the full transcript of the case anywhere. See http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/11/06/sacked-assistant-at-liverpool-walton-s-northcote-primary-school-loses-unfair-dismissal-case-100252-25103970/.
Posted by Stephen Simpson | March 17, 2010 10:54 AM
Posted on March 17, 2010 10:54