Beck Interiors’ ex-staff win 90-day protective award

An employment tribunal has awarded 75 former Beck Interiors employees a protective award equivalent to 90 days’ pay, after finding the company failed to comply with collective redundancy consultation requirements. Employment judge Mary Siddall ruled that the Surrey-based contractor breached section 188 of the Trade… The post Beck Interiors’ ex-staff win 90-day protective award appeared first on Construction News.

Ex-staff at failed Scottish timber firm awarded 90 days’ pay

More than 50 former employees of National Timber Group Scotland (NTGS) have been awarded 90 days’ pay by an employment tribunal. Judge Lesley Murphy ruled the collapsed firm had breached labour laws when making them redundant, and made a protective award to the 54 claimants.… The post Ex-staff at failed Scottish timber firm awarded 90 days’ pay appeared first on Construction News.

Network Rail ‘weak’ in response to racial bullying of track worker

A Network Rail track worker was racially harassed at a depot and later unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. Parm Singh Bassi, a track worker based in Eastleigh, Hampshire, found a leaflet by the far-right English Defence League in his locker asking what people… The post Network Rail ‘weak’ in response to racial bullying of track worker appeared first on Construction News.

Collapsed specialists’ ex-staff win tribunal payout

Collapsed specialists English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG) and sister firm Multi Fab Ltd have been ordered to pay up to 90 days’ wages to a total of more than 70 former staff, after an employment tribunal found the two companies failed to consult on collective… The post Collapsed specialists’ ex-staff win tribunal payout appeared first on Construction News.

Architectural assistant asked to ‘lie’ to a client wins dismissal claim

The Architects’ Journal Architectural assistant asked to ‘lie’ to a client wins dismissal claim An architectural assistant who was sacked after an argument with her boss has won a claim for wrongful dismissal in an employment tribunal The post Architectural assistant asked to ‘lie’ to a client wins dismissal claim appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite