Employment law cases

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Pilot who provided fake reference from Star Wars villain ordered to repay training costs

Date:

5 September 2018

In Francis-McGann v West Atlantic UK Ltd, the employment tribunal ordered a pilot to repay £4,725 in training costs after it emerged that he provided a fake reference using the name of a character from Star Wars.
Breach of contract: £25,000 award for apprentice whose apprenticeship ended early

Date:

3 April 2017

An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an apprentice whose contract of apprenticeship, which was due to run for four years, was terminated after less than two years.

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