A Tesco delivery driver who was sacked for taking a toilet break at home during one of his shifts has won a £17,000 payout for being unfairly dismissed. Billy Fitzsimmons, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, suffered from a number of medical problems that meant he frequently needed access to a bathroom at very short notice. But he was … Read more
Two police officers taking part in road safety campaign are sacked after filming themselves speeding at 89mph in seized sports car PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike shared video on a work WhatsApp group Disciplinary hearing last week found that they’d committed gross misconduct Involved in road safety campaign at same time of offence on … Read more
‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked amid ‘moral disapproval’ of her relationship with councillor as his wife died from Alzheimer’s is awarded more than £55,000 in damages Jane Woodward dismissed from her post at Barnard Castle Town Council in 2019 A tribunal has ruled in favour of Ms Woodward and awarded her £55,063 Ms … Read more
Fallen AFL rookie who was fined $5,000 and had his Sydney Swans contract ripped up after assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room is banned from playing footy for a year Sydney Swans’ rookie Elijah Taylor assaulted Lekahni Pearce in September 2020 He was fined $5000 in WA Court and sacked by the Swans in … Read more
A university lecturer has won a £15,000 payout after being unfairly sacked from job for ‘aggressive’ behaviour – by sending too many question marks in text messages. Dr Binoy Sobnack, a physics lecturer at the University of Loughborough, created an ‘intimidating tone’ with his use of ‘multiple punctuation marks’, a tribunal heard. He was removed … Read more
Sherrie Hewson reveals she was sacked from Coronation Street hours after having emergency eye surgery By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 21:26 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 21:26 GMT, 12 March 2021 Sherrie Hewson has revealed she learned she was sacked from Coronation Street mere hours after having emergency eye surgery. The actress, 70, … Read more
Sacked Sky Sports Soccer Saturday pundit Matt Le Tissier sticks the boot in after ‘leaked email’ reveals broadcaster is hiring only BAME and female correspondents Matt Le Tissier stuck the boot into his ex-employer Sky after alleged leaked email Media outlet Guido Fawkes ran story about email on Sky meeting BAME targets Le Tissier, who … Read more
Aerospace company worker was sacked for calling white colleague with a black wife and mixed race children a ‘w*gger’, tribunal hears Brian Dumbrill used slur towards colleague while working for Hexcel Composite Offensive term usually used to insult white youths who adopt black youth culture His colleague Kevin Angus, who has a black wife, reported … Read more
A former Fire Brigade Union (FBU) leader was victim of an ‘appalling witch-hunt’ that saw him sacked from his role months after he was told to ‘be aware’ his boss would ‘come’ for him over his support for Brexit, a tribunal has heard. Paul Embery was accused of undermining the union during a speech alongside … Read more
Sacked firefighter who claimed he called a short, gay colleague ‘half a man’ because ‘of his size’ rather than his sexuality loses unfair dismissal claim Phillip Staines called his colleague of 16 years ‘Arthur’ in reference to his height The firefighter insisted that he and Jonny Metcalfe had nickames for each other Judge ruled he … Read more