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Case Review: Sainsbury’s worker sacked for making quick dash to his car

A baker employed by Sainsbury’s in the West Midlands was sacked from his job after 11 years’ service, for leaving his post for less than two minutes. Sainsbury’s told an employment tribunal in Birmingham that Steven Tyler had left the store without permission, and that they had a strict policy about employees leaving the premises … Read more

Case Review: Aggrieved Staffordshire worker wins £6,835 tribunal payout

Sally Massey, a management accountant for an electrical firm in Staffordshire, won her unfair dismissal claim against her former employer. She claimed she was the only employee not to be offered new employment by a new company on the same site, when the former firm had shut down. An employment tribunal heard that the electrical … Read more

Case Review: Single mother wins unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination claim

Recently, we successfully represented a client who was a single mother, pursuing against her former employer an unfair dismissal claim as well as a sexual discrimination claim. Our client worked as an Office Manager for a Building Services Consultancy, on a part-time basis. As a single mother she had childcare commitments which prevented her from … Read more

Discrimination claims expected to rise in 2012

Changes to employment legislation introduced today, Friday 6 April 2012, are likely to lead to an increase in the number of discrimination claims from disgruntled employees. The qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal increases from one year to two years, applying to anyone employed from today onwards. “This is likely to mean employees seek ways … Read more