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5 cases tagged Discrimination.

Partial win £39,539 · Jul 2023

Dismissed after maternity leave: fixed-term contract manager wins automatic unfair dismissal claim

A contract manager who was dismissed after returning from maternity leave has been awarded £39,538 after a tribunal found her dismissal was automatically unfair because it was connected to her maternity leave.

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Respondent won · May 2023

Support worker loses whistleblowing claim after rejecting zero-hours offer

A support worker who claimed his dismissal was automatically unfair for whistleblowing lost his case after the tribunal found no link between his disclosures and the end of his fixed-term contract.

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Respondent won · Mar 2023

Fleet sales assistant dismissed during redundancy after maternity leave: tribunal upholds decision

A fleet sales assistant who was made redundant after returning from maternity leave has lost her claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination. The tribunal found the redundancy was genuine and her discrimination claims were out of time.

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Respondent won · Feb 2023

Former employee's discrimination claims struck out for lack of detail

An employment tribunal struck out discrimination and redundancy claims from a former NHS employee who failed to provide any details to support them, and dismissed her unfair dismissal claim.

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Respondent won · Oct 2022

Late disclosure by employer not enough to strike out defence

A former employee failed to have her employer's response struck out despite very late disclosure of documents. The tribunal said a fair trial remained possible.

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