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A financial adviser was unfairly dismissed after his employer put unreasonable pressure on him to extend a restrictive covenant. That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Peter Ward, who worked as a financial planning provider for Fiducia Comprehensive Financial Planning from 2009-2018. In May 2018, Ward resigned from the company
Eight out of ten people say women should have the right to know how their pay compares with male colleagues doing the same work. The Fawcett Society, a charity that campaigns for gender equality, carried out research showing that one in three women had no idea what their male co-workers were paid, leaving them unaware
An occupational therapist who lost her job after years of suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome has won her claim of discrimination and unfair dismissal. Ms D Ward had worked for Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust since 2000. The trust operated a sickness and absence management policy under which employees faced disciplinary action if
A charity manager has won her case of unfair dismissal after her wages fell and she was forced to share responsibilities with an employee who was once her junior. Mary Gifford worked for Shetland Care Attendant Scheme (SCAS) from 2003. She was a part-time manager and co-ordinator. One of her staff, Kate Fraser, gained a
A university lecturer who faced allegations of “scandalous conduct” after starting a relationship with a student has lost his appeal against unfair dismissal. The case involved J Dronsfield, who was an academic at Reading University. Under the terms of his contract, he could be dismissed for “”good cause”” which included “”conduct of an immoral, scandalous
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that the airline Ryanair discriminated against a flight attendant when she returned to work after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Margita Dworak had worked for Ryanair from 2004-2018 and was a senior flight attendant at the time she resigned. In 2015, she began to experience severe headaches. These lasted
A housing association was entitled to evict a disabled tenant even though it had failed to comply with its public sector equality duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in a case involving Aldwyck Housing Group Ltd. One of its tenants, who was physically disabled, had
A marketing company has been awarded £150,000 following a contract dispute with a Formula One racing team. The case involved Amp Advisory & Management Partners A.G. and Force India Formula One Team Ltd (In Liquidation) (2019). The issue arose after Force India announced a sponsorship deal with an Austrian company in March 2017. Amp had
A vehicle leasing company has won its claim to recover more than £560,000 in unpaid invoices following a dispute with a customer. The case involved Venson Automotive Solutions Ltd v Morrisons Facilities Services Ltd. The two companies had entered into a contract in which Venson leased a fleet of 1,014 vehicles to Morrisons. The hire
A minority shareholder has been granted an interim injunction preventing a company from issuing new shares and loan notes. The applicant in the case had a minority shareholding in Brickvest Ltd (2019). There was a shareholders’ agreement specifying that certain matters required the applicant’s written consent, including the allotment of shares. The applicant sought an