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'Highly unusual step' | BMW bosses spied on disabled worker in botched bid to prove sick pay fraud
Bosses showed 'level of distrust or hostility' towards disabled worker...
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'An inconvenience' | Tribunal awards £190k to director sacked after heart attack left him with brain injury
A “workaholic” senior director has been awarded nearly £190,000 after a tribunal...
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'Shocked & offended' | Worker who claimed boss called him 'old git' loses age discrimination case
A worker who claimed he was repeatedly mocked about his age - including an alleged...
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£233k victory | NHS trust's failure to adjust role forced disabled worker to resign
A disabled NHS employee was left with no option but to quit her job after being allocated...
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'Pejorative' | Calling someone a 'Karen' is 'borderline racist, sexist & ageist', tribunal judge says
'Pejorative' remark was made during proceedings of a race discrimination case...
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Critical feedback | Performance review describing 'messy work' was not discrimination, tribunal rules
A senior HR manager who accused his employer of disability discrimination over comments...
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'Not logged on' | WFH employee caught lying about working hours was fairly sacked
An employee falsified her timesheets by at least 53 hours...
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'Can't cope' | Tribunal backlog will only worsen without intervention, employment lawyers warn
Employment Lawyers Association calls on Government to act following an increase in...
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'Insulting & rude' | 'Lads' comment tribunal put spotlight on gendered language in the workplace
An employment tribunal has warned that casual gendered language such as calling colleagues...
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'Violates dignity' | Calling a colleague a 'weirdo' is discrimination, tribunal rules
An employment tribunal has ruled that calling an autistic employee a “weirdo”...
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'Out of proportion' | 'Missing mug' row escalated into race & sex discrimination tribunal
A worker's “tenacity” over a missing office mug and an unsuccessful bid to...
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£30k tribunal | Employee forced out for working from home to supervise gardener
HR questioned a senior worker's priorities after choosing to work from home to oversee...
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Neurodiversity | Sighing at co-worker with ADHD was discriminatory, tribunal finds
Sighing or showing visible frustration toward a colleague can constitute discrimination...
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'An accident' | Worker sacked after exposing genitals on Teams call
Employee's accidental exposure 'damaged' firm's reputation, tribunal hears...
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'Intent on revenge' | Teacher sacked by head over trade union involvement wins tribunal
An employment tribunal has awarded a senior teacher more than £370,000 after finding...
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'Felt punished' | Lidl worker 'marked down' for lack of degree during redundancy process
Lidl unfairly dismissed a long-serving employee after applying redundancy selection...
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Whistleblowing | Worker dubbed 'Darth Vader' wins tribunal - what the case was really about
Worker's 'Darth Vader' comparison hits headlines, but tribunal reveals more serious...
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'Just not fair' | Tribunal backlog leaves 450,000 in legal limbo
Employment Rights Bill widely expected to lead to increase in employment...
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'State of shock’ | Worker sacked on day off wins tribunal over botched redundancy
An employee "plunged into a state of shock" after being made redundant in a meeting...
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'Mistakes occur' | London Underground defeats part-time worker discrimination appeal
Tribunal upholds dismissal of worker's overtime complaint...
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