A Tesco delivery driver who was sacked for taking a toilet break at home during one of his shifts has won a £17,000 payout for being unfairly dismissed. Billy Fitzsimmons, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, suffered from a number of medical problems that meant he frequently needed access to a bathroom at very short notice. But he was … Read more
Serving Met police constable is sacked without notice after being convicted of stalking PC Dean Cupit of South Area Command pleaded guilty to harassment charge He was sentenced to an 18 month community order and rehabilitation A special case hearing this week found he had acted with gross misconduct By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Two police officers taking part in road safety campaign are sacked after filming themselves speeding at 89mph in seized sports car PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike shared video on a work WhatsApp group Disciplinary hearing last week found that they’d committed gross misconduct Involved in road safety campaign at same time of offence on … Read more
Sacked firefighter who claimed he called a short, gay colleague ‘half a man’ because ‘of his size’ rather than his sexuality wins £12,000 payout despite losing unfair dismissal claim Phillip Staines called gay fireman colleague of 16 years Jonny Metcalfe ‘Arthur’ Comment was flagged to North Yorks Fire and Rescue – starting an investigation Found that … Read more
Piers Morgan jokes that Archbishop of Canterbury should be SACKED unless he apologises for ‘disbelieving Meghan Markle’s secret wedding claim’ Justin Welby said the pair had got married at Windsor, not three days earlier Meghan had claimed to Oprah they had a secret ceremony before the big day Piers left GMB after refusing to apologise … Read more
‘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 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
Fallen AFL rookie who was fined $5,000 and had his Sydney Swans contract ripped up after assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room is banned from playing footy for a year Sydney Swans’ rookie Elijah Taylor assaulted Lekahni Pearce in September 2020 He was fined $5000 in WA Court and sacked by the Swans in … Read more
A university lecturer has won a £15,000 payout after being unfairly sacked from job for ‘aggressive’ behaviour – by sending too many question marks in text messages. Dr Binoy Sobnack, a physics lecturer at the University of Loughborough, created an ‘intimidating tone’ with his use of ‘multiple punctuation marks’, a tribunal heard. He was removed … Read more
Sherrie Hewson reveals she was sacked from Coronation Street hours after having emergency eye surgery By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 21:26 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 21:26 GMT, 12 March 2021 Sherrie Hewson has revealed she learned she was sacked from Coronation Street mere hours after having emergency eye surgery. The actress, 70, … Read more