£5k–20k

Former employee v RR Swami Ltd

A former employee has been awarded £12,503 after an employment tribunal found she was unfairly dismissed, not given notice, and had wages unlawfully deducted by RR Swami Ltd.

Electrician (2 years' service) v Thames Spark Group Limited

An electrician who raised asbestos safety concerns was dismissed for alleged expense fraud. The tribunal found the dismissal was tainted by whistleblowing and awarded nearly £20,000.

Customer Care Assistant / Lead Customer Host (10 years' service) v First Greater Western Limited

A Customer Care Assistant with 10 years' service was unfairly dismissed after being accused of breaching a COT3 settlement agreement. The tribunal awarded £9,074, but applied a 50% Polkey reduction.

Chartered physiotherapist (Head Sports Physiotherapist, 5 months' service) v Barnet Football Club Ltd

A head sports physiotherapist was constructively dismissed after being investigated and having her grievance rejected following her pregnancy disclosure. The tribunal awarded £18,152.48.

Care assistant (live-in carer) v Lovingangels Care Limited

A live-in care assistant was unfairly dismissed after her role ended when the care recipient moved into a care home. The tribunal found the employer failed to consider furlough and conducted a rubber-stamp appeal.

Head of Policy and Participation (3 years' service) v The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

A head of policy was automatically unfairly dismissed after giving a newspaper interview criticising her employer's approach to union recognition. The tribunal awarded £6,959 in basic award.

Registered manager (2 years' service) v Laniwyn Care Services Ltd

A registered manager was unfairly dismissed after being told by text to attend a Zoom meeting where she was given two weeks' notice for redundancy. The tribunal found no genuine redundancy and awarded £14,153.

Front-of-house staff (16-year-old student, less than 5 months' service) v Smart NYD Ltd t/a New York Diner

A 16-year-old front-of-house worker was dismissed three days after her mother confronted the manager about sexual harassment by a chef. The Manchester tribunal awarded £13,886 for victimisation.

Beer delivery van driver (9 months' service) v Forest Road Brewing Company Limited

A beer delivery driver with only nine months' service was automatically unfairly dismissed after repeatedly raising health and safety concerns about overloaded vans. The tribunal awarded £9,436.63 in compensation.

Lead Engagement & Core Production Officer (local authority) v Mosses Community Association Limited (in Voluntary Creditors Liquidation)

A local authority employee was awarded £15,483 after her employer's response was struck out for failing to comply with case management orders, leaving the tribunal unable to hold a fair hearing.

Former employee v Tricrest Homes Limited

A former employee of Tricrest Homes Limited has been awarded over £7,000 after being paid less than female colleagues for the same work, leading to his constructive unfair dismissal.

Former employee v ISWP Support Services Limited

A former employee who resigned after being required to attend a disciplinary investigation meeting following protected disclosures has won claims for detriment, disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation, but her constructive unfair dismissal claim was dismissed. She was awarded £12,822.78.

Former employee v Heavenly Body Ltd

A former employee has been awarded £10,282 after her employer, Heavenly Body Ltd, failed to attend hearings or respond to claims of unfair dismissal and pregnancy discrimination.

Project Manager (charity sector, 1 year 5 months' service) v Blackpool Community Homeless Project

A project manager who made six protected disclosures about financial irregularities and safety failings at a homeless charity was automatically unfairly dismissed. The tribunal awarded £5,000 compensation.

Lift engineer's mate (5 months' service) v Lift Gear Engineering Limited

A lift engineer who raised safety concerns about unqualified workers was automatically unfairly dismissed. The tribunal awarded £12,609.52, including a 25% ACAS uplift for the employer's failure to follow disciplinary procedures.

Charity shop manager (4 months' service) v Restore (Cumbria)

A charity shop manager with just four months' service was automatically unfairly dismissed after querying her pay. The tribunal awarded £17,956 in compensation.

Cleaner (2 years' service) v M & I t/a Jetmaid Cleaning Services Ltd

A cleaner with two years' service was dismissed by text message after calling in sick. The tribunal found the dismissal unfair and awarded £8,192.72.

Care worker (2 years' service) v Enlightenment Care Services

A care worker who was dismissed after making a protected disclosure has won her automatic unfair dismissal claim after her employer failed to respond to the tribunal claim on time. She was awarded £15,722.

Senior healthcare assistant (3 years' service) v The Spitalfields Practice

A senior healthcare assistant was unfairly dismissed after a breakdown in working relationships, but the tribunal applied a 75% Polkey reduction, awarding £6,975.14 in compensation.

Care home employee v Hilbre Care Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation)

A care home employee who was dismissed and subjected to detriments after making a public interest disclosure has been awarded £15,963.47 by the Liverpool Employment Tribunal.

Former employee v Riddwood Consulting Engineers Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

A former employee who made a protected disclosure was unfairly dismissed and suffered detriment. The tribunal awarded over £6,300, including £5,000 for injury to feelings.

Respiratory Research Nurse (Band 6, 3 years 9 months' service) v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A respiratory research nurse was unfairly dismissed when her fixed-term contract was not renewed due to financial deficits. The tribunal awarded £11,754 after finding a 50% chance she would have been dismissed anyway.

Book-keeper and administrator (5 years' service) v Jewellery Validation Services Ltd

A book-keeper and administrator was unfairly dismissed after her employer used redundancy as a pretext to end her employment following the breakdown of divorce settlement negotiations. The tribunal awarded £8,922.50.

Human Resources Advisor (5 years' service) v Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust

A tribunal found that an NHS Trust unfairly dismissed a Human Resources Advisor who raised concerns about misuse of COVID-19 funds, but awarded only £12,606 after ruling she would have been dismissed anyway.

Restaurant employee (9 years' service) v Red Fortuna Limited, trading as Ciao Baby Restaurant

A 9-year restaurant employee was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about furlough fraud, but his claim for automatic unfair dismissal due to protected disclosure failed. The tribunal awarded £6,300 in compensation.

Business Development Manager (7 months' service) v Golden Egg Group Limited

Two business development managers who raised concerns about PAYE and payslips were removed from the company WhatsApp group and blamed for contacting HMRC. The tribunal awarded over £15,000 each for injury to feelings, with a 20% ACAS uplift.

Former employee (zero-hour contract) v Elevate Staffing Ltd

Two zero-hour contract workers won race and sex discrimination claims after a manager made racist comments and a colleague subjected a female worker to sexist verbal abuse. The tribunal awarded a total of £10,728 for injury to feelings.

Tower crane operator (13 years' service) v London Tower Crane Hire and Sales Limited

A tower crane operator who resigned after being removed from a site without explanation and ignored during sick leave has won his constructive unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal awarded £16,724.72.

Security Officer (4 years' service) v G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd

A security officer with four years' service was unfairly dismissed after G4S mistakenly believed he could not legally work following his SIA licence revocation. The tribunal awarded £16,632.84.

Agency social worker (4.5 months' service) v South Gloucestershire Council

An agency social worker with endometriosis had her placement terminated five weeks early due to sickness absence. The tribunal found the council directly discriminated against her and awarded £12,570.

Senior vehicle engineer (16 years' service) v London General Transport Services Limited t/a Go-Ahead London

A senior vehicle engineer with 16 years' service was unfairly dismissed after his employer relied on a stale medical report. The tribunal awarded £12,473.64 but found he would have been fairly dismissed 7 weeks later.

Warehouse operative (8 years' service) v Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

A warehouse operative with 8 years' service was unfairly dismissed, victimised, and discriminated against after reporting safety issues and then being absent due to work-related stress. The tribunal awarded over £16,000 in compensation.

Former employee v Simon Cooper and Co Ltd

A former employee was dismissed less than 24 hours after sending a protected disclosure email. The tribunal found the dismissal was automatically unfair and awarded £13,426 including £8,000 for injury to feelings.

Sales Consultant/Logistic Assistant (5 months' service) v Top Discount Electrical Stores Limited

A sales consultant with only five months' service was subjected to religious harassment and detriment for whistleblowing. The tribunal awarded £16,462.47 for injury to feelings.

Support Worker / Team Leader (homeless support) v Vineyard Project Ltd

A support worker who raised concerns about furlough fraud and service user safety was dismissed after her employer lost trust in her. The tribunal awarded £12,716.03, including an ACAS uplift for failing to follow the Code.

Senior advisor to MP (17 years' service) v Mr Khalid Mahmood MP

A senior advisor with 17 years' service was unfairly dismissed by her MP boss after making protected disclosures about misuse of parliamentary stationery and alleged criminal activity. The tribunal awarded £11,729.99 in compensation, reduced by 75% for contributory fault and a Polkey deduction.

Care worker (whistleblower) v Cornwallis Care Services Ltd

A care worker who complained about staffing levels and faulty equipment was automatically unfairly dismissed. The employer did not respond to the claim, leading to a default judgment and £15,601 in compensation.

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer v Leo Scheiner, Oscar Scheiner, 08344730 Limited (in voluntary liquidation), Fyrtorr Limited

A chief financial officer was dismissed by reason of redundancy when her employer entered liquidation. The tribunal awarded £9,015.92 for unpaid notice and holiday pay but dismissed claims for discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Compliance Manager (7 years' service) v Lean Education and Development Limited

A compliance manager with 7 years' service was dismissed for gross misconduct after being demoted and raising a grievance. The tribunal found the real reason was a mix of poor performance and the grievance, not misconduct, and awarded £11,885.

School Business Manager (18 years' service) v The Governors of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

A school business manager who pursued a whistleblowing claim against an interim head teacher was ordered to pay £4,800 in costs after the tribunal found her conduct unreasonable. The school later settled the redundancy claim for £12,443.