4 h. ago Calling your boss a 'd***head' is not a sackable offence, employment tribunal rules

Kerrie Herbert was unfairly dismissed from her £40,000 a year role at scaffolding and brickwork company Main Group Services after she made a 'one off comment' to her line manager.

Politics

22 h. ago Calling your boss a 'd*ckhead' isn't a sackable offence, tribunal rules

The ruling came in the case of a female office manager in Northampton who was sacked on the spot when she used the insult about her manager and a director during a row

Politics

27 h. ago Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseManagers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled.The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Calling boss a dickhead was not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseManagers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not necessarily a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled.The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Male boss did not sexually harass HR worker because he put hand on her shoulder in a 'fatherly' way, tribunal rules

Putting a supportive hand on a female colleague's shoulder in a 'fatherly' way is not sex harassment, a tribunal in Cardiff has ruled in the case of HR worker Yvette Rankmore.

Economics

67 h. ago Hotel manager discriminated against female colleague by saying she should know how to clean, tribunal rules

Zied Lajimi, a Travelodge hotel manager, was fired after a tribunal found his comment to a female member of staff that she should know how to clean discriminatory.

Society

3 d. ago Telling a woman she should know how to clean is discriminatory, tribunal rules

The employment judge said the remark by a former Travelodge hotel manager is offensive due to the association with ‘historic and outdated attitudes’ that women have a domestic role

Events

7 d. ago EasyJet manager who called misogynistic comments ‘banter’ loses appeal against sacking

An employment tribunal has ruled Ross Barr, who was sacked in September, was not unfairly dismissed by easyJet

Politics

7 d. ago Warehouse worker accused of impersonating Michael Jackson by making 'hee hee' noises at a colleague was unfairly sacked, tribunal rules

The colleague, who is black, accused Lucasz Zawadzki of mimicking the pop star, making monkey noises and being racist at the Co-Operative warehouse where they worked.

Society

9 d. ago EasyJet manager sacked after alleged inappropriate and misogynistic comments to female crew

An employment tribunal has ruled Ross Barr, who was sacked in September, was not unfairly dismissed by easyJet

Politics

9 d. ago easyJet cabin crew boss sacked for 'staring at ass' of colleague and saying 'lovely ladies' on tannoy

An employment tribunal has ruled that Ross Barr, of Edinburgh, was not unfairly dismissed.

Events

2 w. ago Young chatty workers disturbing older colleagues ‘not age harassment’, tribunal rules

Workers in their 20s and 30s that may annoy by socialising found not to be breaking workplace equality rulesOlder employees who are disturbed by younger, more boisterous colleagues in the workplace are not victims of age harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled.Employees in their 20s and 30s may annoy more mature co-workers by chatting, socialising and looking at their phones but they are not breaking workplace equality rules, the tribunal said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Worker with bad back who was fired after bosses saw him 'dancing' was actually just shuffling from foot to foot, tribunal rules 

Neil Wilson, who also worked as a reggae DJ and music producer, began working for a plastic piping company in 2021, the hearing was told.

Economics