Employment tribunal cases in the news – 12.05.2014 to 18.05.2014
In the latest of our series of posts on employment tribunal cases in the news, we take a look at ten employment tribunal (and Employment Appeal Tribunal) cases that have made the news this week (12 May to 18 May 2014)
- Annabel Karmel employee drops claim he was fired for rejecting her advances – Annabel Karmel, the celebrity children’s chef, only hired “good-looking men” and fired an employee 20 years her junior after he rejected her sexual advances, an employment tribunal heard (The Telegraph)
- Employment Appeal Tribunal rejects final appeal in Seldon case – Former Clarkson Wright & Jakes partner Leslie Seldon has pursued a seven-year legal battle against his former firm, which included a trip to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal signalled the end of the road for the case (The Lawyer)
- Employment Tribunal rules that workers at Sitel call centre in Accrington were unfairly dismissed – Workers at an Accrington call centre were unfairly dismissed, a judge has ruled. Sitel UK closed its operation at the Globe Centre on November 2011 with the loss of 250 jobs (The Accrington Observer)
- Former council manager sues for discrimination – A former Brent Council manager claims she was discriminated against by superiors and “bullied and undermined” despite her years of experience (Get West London)
- Former MAG staff win £42k payout – Three former employees of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) have won over £42,000 following their resignations. James Tyson, former campaign co-ordinator, Nicholas Brown, who used to be general secretary, and former employee Louisa Smith lodged a claim for constructive unfair dismissal at Birmingham Employment Tribunal, citing allegations of bullying and intimidation, Motorcycle News reports (Motorbike Times)
- BBC producer who suffers from bipolar disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, dyslexia and dyspraxia is suing after she was fired because of ‘behavioural issues’, tribunal hears – A sacked BBC producer who says she applied to the corporation on a scheme for the disabled is suing for disability discrimination after bosses claimed they were unaware of her mental health issues (Mail Online)
- Director of insolvent company was entitled to redundancy award, rules Employment Appeal Tribunal – The director of a failed company can be entitled to a redundancy payment as an ’employee’, depending on the facts of the particular case, the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has said (Out-Law.com)
- Ex-Walsall Council boss in sex prejudice case – A former council boss who has launched a sex discrimination claim against a Black Country authority after being sacked claims he was treated differently to senior female managers and that he has been the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ (The Express & Star)
- Stourbridge detective turned civilian police worker wins claim for unfair dismissal – A retired Stourbridge detective who was given a civilian staff job with West Midlands Police and then lost it to help the force save £38 million has won a legal claim for unfair dismissal after a 15-month fight (Stourbridge News)
- Sacked CTO Linwood planned Deutsche Bank move before BBC axed DMI – John Linwood, the former chief technology officer (CTO) who was sacked over the BBC’s failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project, had been planning to leave the organisation for a job at Deutsche Bank, it has emerged (Computer World UK)