#employment-tribunal

#employment-tribunal

A Concern call centre manager who claimed multiple bullying and harassment complaints against him were down to a "Gen Z/woke alliance" at work has lost a legal challenge to his sacking.

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Group finance officer Andrew Moody and general counsel David Brookes claim that they were dismissed in retaliation for blowing the whistle on an alleged attempt by an investor to acquire the company's intellectual property without the knowledge of nChain's directors. The firm, together with three company officials, dispute the claims, which were made yesterday at a London employment tribunal. They argue that the directors had not made protected disclosures and were properly dismissed for gross misconduct.

The tribunal, held in Newcastle in October and November, had heard Rose, an operating department practitioner who would be referred to by first name in the proceedings, had used the changing room since 2019. Complaints were first made by female nurses from the day surgery unit (DSU) in August 2023. The trust's Transitioning in the Workplace policy allowed a person to use the single-sex space that conformed with their gender identity, and anyone of that sex who objected could change elsewhere.

On Tuesday (23 December) the judge in the case, Alexander Kemp, published a certificate of corrections in regards to 11 points in the original judgement which were described as "clerical mistake(s), error(s) or omissions(s)". These included references to other cases and grammar issues, which follow on from a prior update published on 11 December in reference to a false quote attributed to gender critical campaigner Maya Forstater's tribunal case.

Almost two weeks after 31 developers were fired from Rockstar Games, the union representing the former employees says the Grand Theft Auto 6 maker has refused to meet with it to discuss what it alleges was an act of union busting aimed at disrupting ongoing organizing efforts at the UK-based studios. The IWGB now plans to move forward with legal claims against the company asserting that the firings "constitute trade union victimization and blacklisting."

Ritchie found the office a very noisy environment, distracting her while trying to make calls. She indicated unprofessionalism of colleagues engaging in personal conversations.

Adeel Habib likely perceived his missing office mug as theft, leading to resentment among colleagues, which he argued was racially motivated but was dismissed by the tribunal.

The employment judge ruled that comparing an employee's personality to Darth Vader is a workplace detriment, causing harm and negative impact.

The Workplace Relations Commission awarded the woman nearly €100,000 due to her unlawful dismissal after confronting her former fiancé about his inappropriate online activities.