Sacked Sky Sports Soccer Saturday pundit Matt Le Tissier sticks the boot in after ‘leaked email’ reveals broadcaster is hiring only BAME and female correspondents Matt Le Tissier stuck the boot into his ex-employer Sky after alleged leaked email Media outlet Guido Fawkes ran story about email on Sky meeting BAME targets Le Tissier, who … Read more
Aerospace company worker was sacked for calling white colleague with a black wife and mixed race children a ‘w*gger’, tribunal hears Brian Dumbrill used slur towards colleague while working for Hexcel Composite Offensive term usually used to insult white youths who adopt black youth culture His colleague Kevin Angus, who has a black wife, reported … Read more
A former Fire Brigade Union (FBU) leader was victim of an ‘appalling witch-hunt’ that saw him sacked from his role months after he was told to ‘be aware’ his boss would ‘come’ for him over his support for Brexit, a tribunal has heard. Paul Embery was accused of undermining the union during a speech alongside … Read more
A delivery driver is believed to be the first worker in Britain sacked for refusing to wear a face mask during the pandemic – inside his lorry. Deimantas Kubilius was fired following the incident two months into the first national lockdown in 2020, and has now lost a subsequent legal battle against the dismissal. The … Read more
Firefighter who was sacked after calling short, gay colleague ‘half a man’ because ‘of his size’ loses unfair dismissal claim as judge rules it could have been interpreted as homophobic Phillip Staines called his colleague of 16 years ‘Arthur’ in reference to his height The firefighter insisted that he and Jonny Metcalfe had nickames for … Read more
A Christian actress sacked from her role as a lesbian character over an allegedly anti-gay Facebook post has lost her legal battle. Seyi Omooba, 26, claimed religious discrimination against a theatre trust and her former agents after she was dropped as the lead character in a stage production of The Colour Purple in 2019. Ms … Read more
Hampshire Police’s chief special officer is sacked for calling travellers ‘pikeys’ in WhatsApp message to colleague Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked He used the term which is derogatory for members of the traveller community Hampshire Constabulary officer disputed it amounted to gross misconduct By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more
Hampshire Police’s chief special officer is sacked for calling travellers ‘pikeys’ in WhatsApp message to colleague Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked He used the term which is derogatory for members of the traveller community Hampshire Constabulary officer disputed it amounted to gross misconduct By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more
A Michelin-starred chef who was sacked after he let children play a ‘silly’ game of football in the restaurant of a five star Mayfair hotel has won an unfair dismissal case. Award-winning Alyn Williams was fired after hosting a private party in which he set up an improvised pitch, complete with goals and a net, … Read more
A brave Tube driver who was sacked after she injured herself trying to break up a fight between passengers has won a claim for unfair dismissal. Lisa Stewart dislocated her knee in the cab of her London Underground train but still managed to go and deal with the violent altercation four carriages away. However, after … Read more