November proved to be a costly month for several UK Employers.  Here’s a summary of just some of the Employment Tribunal Awards that made the headlines in November:

A council equalities officer who was harassed and sacked after complaining to her superiors about the appointment of a manager has been awarded more than £440,000 by an employment tribunal.…………reported by the Local Government Chronical

A nursery manager awarded more than £12,500 in compensation by an industrial tribunal after the nursery employing her closed at ten days’ notice is continuing her fight after the owner failed to pay up.………….reported by the nursery world website

A News of the World reporter has been awarded £790,000 for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination in a landmark bullying case.………..reported by the Guardian

Managers who lost their jobs after a home shopping company collapsed have won £190,000 in damages from the buyers of the firm after a pre-hearing in January found that all employment liabilities, had transferred to the firm buyers under TUPE.……………reported by the Crains’s Manchester Business Website

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