Recent Cases
Case details
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Individual made scapegoat for failings, pushed out of job
8 March 2011
We acted for an individual who managed projects for a building company. He inherited a badly negotiated budget, a difficult client and an inefficient team. He was made the scapegoat for failings which were outside his control and criticised for his dealings with a client with whom his superiors had also lost patience.
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Grievance appeal outcome leads to disciplinary appeal and termination of employment
19 April 2010
We advised a female Director of a worldwide travel business who was unhappy with the outcome of her grievance appeal. Following the outcome of the grievance procedure the employer made false allegations against our client which lead to a disciplinary investigation and the termination of her employment.
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Grievance meetings - how our Executive Reps service can help
19 April 2010
A client who worked for an international oil company wanted advice as to how he should address certain concerns he had received at work. Our client had tried to resolve these on an informal basis before seeking legal advice but was unsuccessful. We advised our client to submit a grievance.
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Client suffers race discrimination at work raises grievance
19 April 2010
We advised a client who worked in the construction industry who suffered from racial abuse at the hands of her employer. Our client raised a grievance in respect of this treatment.
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Religious discrimination at work
24 March 2010
Our client is Muslim. He experienced discrimination and harassment from colleagues and management when he became more obviously observant of his faith in the workplace, including by changes to his dress, growing a beard, praying 5 times a day and mentioning that he was going on pilgrimage to Mecca.
