Mental Health | Suicidal employee sent 'appalling' legal threat in unfair dismissal case

Suicidal employee sent 'appalling' legal threat in unfair dismissal case

A man working for the NHS was dismissed after disclosing that he was experiencing suicidal thoughts in a case described as “appalling” by a judge.

HSJ reports that the judgment, delivered at Norwich Employment Tribunal in January, ruled Gordon Flemming’s claim that he was unfairly dismissed was “well-founded”.

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