'State of shock’ | Worker sacked on day off wins tribunal over botched redundancy

An employee has been awarded almost £25,000 she was told she was being made redundant in a meeting scheduled on her day off.

Joanne Neill, who had worked for skincare brand Dermalogica UK since 1995, succeeded in her tribunal claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments, indirect sex discrimination, and part-time worker discrimination. 

The tribunal found that she had been selected for redundancy simply because she worked part time - a move the panel concluded was both discriminatory and procedurally flawed.

Redundancy meeting delivered via Teams on non-working day

Neill, who was responsible for managing refurbishment projects within Dermalogica’s Facilities Department, had been working two days a week while managing a deteriorating mental health condition including severe depression, anxiety and panic attacks.