Lords spent £33,000 on headhunters before promoting Clerk internally

House of Lords is accused of wasting money after running up £33,000 bill for headhunters to find external candidates for new chief Clerk… before promoting the deputy Clerk to the job hailing his knowledge of ‘parliamentary procedure’ EXC: The House of Lords spent £33,000 on headhunters for its chief clerk role House has long record … Read more

Lords spent £33,000 on headhunters before promoting Clerk internally

House of Lords is accused of wasting money after running up £33,000 bill for headhunters to find external candidates for new chief Clerk… before promoting the deputy Clerk to the job hailing his knowledge of ‘parliamentary procedure’ EXC: The House of Lords spent £33,000 on headhunters for its chief clerk role House has long record … Read more

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked is awarded more than £55,000 in damages

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked amid ‘moral disapproval’ of her relationship with councillor as his wife died from Alzheimer’s is awarded more than £55,000 in damages Jane Woodward dismissed from her post at Barnard Castle Town Council in 2019  A tribunal has ruled in favour of Ms Woodward and awarded her £55,063  Ms … Read more

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked is awarded more than £55,000 in damages

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked amid ‘moral disapproval’ of her relationship with councillor as his wife died from Alzheimer’s is awarded more than £55,000 in damages Jane Woodward dismissed from her post at Barnard Castle Town Council in 2019  A tribunal has ruled in favour of Ms Woodward and awarded her £55,063  Ms … Read more

Embassy clerk, 65, dismissed from work after finding ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000

Embassy clerk, 65, who was told she was ‘no longer required’ at work after returning from a two-week holiday to find a ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000 Janice Dinsdale, now 72, was told she was ‘no longer required’ in job as a clerk  Ms Dinsale was working at High Commission of India … Read more

Embassy clerk, 65, dismissed from work after finding ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000

Embassy clerk, 65, who was told she was ‘no longer required’ at work after returning from a two-week holiday to find a ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000 Janice Dinsdale, now 72, was told she was ‘no longer required’ in job as a clerk  Ms Dinsale was working at High Commission of India … Read more

Town council clerk sacked after going on trip with councillor wins unfair dismissal claim

Relations between the four staff at Barnard Castle Town Council in Durham cooled after it emerged Jane Woodward (pictured) had gone on holiday with then councillor Roger Peat A deputy town council clerk who was branded a ‘gold digger’ after she formed a personal relationship with an older, married councillor and was later sacked has … Read more

Police hunt armed robber who pulled a GUN on shop clerk

Police hunt armed robber who pulled a GUN on shop clerk who tried to stop him stealing three cans of BEER CCTV cameras captured the armed robbery and was able to zoom in on his face Although the victim was unarmed the robber ‘repeatedly’ pointed a gun at him  He was wearing a white shirt, … Read more