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A Tesco manager who was sacked for bravely tackling a violent shoplifter has won a £42,000 payout in an unfair dismissal case. Abdoul El Gorrou restrained the armed thief to protect customers and other staff before police could arrive in an ‘intensely scary’ confrontation in June 2019. But rather than receiving praise for his actions in … Read more
Classic car expert wins £30,000 unfair dismissal payout after he was sacked for complaining about his boss on Facebook Classic car expert Michael Austin had a blazing row with Matthew Robinson Mr Austin made a Facebook post saying he had never ‘felt so low in my life’ His friends posted ‘negative’ comments about dealership owner … Read more
A widow suing for £400,000 after her RAF officer husband fell 20ft to his death from a hotel window at a friend’s wedding has today won her fight for a payout from the hotel’s owners. Sergeant Christopher James suffered fatal head injuries when he hit the pavement after slipping from the ‘very low’ window sill … Read more
Boeing Co will pay over $2.5 billion to resolve the investigation into two deadly 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. The settlement includes the establishment of a $500 million crash-victim beneficiaries fund to compensate the heirs, relatives, and legal beneficiaries of the passengers killed in the 2018 and … Read more
New mother wins payout of up to £9k after she was left out of Christmas party while on maternity leave Catriona Howie won up to £9,000 after bosses forgot to invite her to a party She lost her claim a colleague discriminated against her by mocking baby name Mrs Howie worked for luxury kitchen and … Read more
EXCLUSIVE – Strolling free: Couple ‘who had their adopted son, 11, killed for £150,000 insurance payout’ Arti Dhir and Kaval Raijada are prime suspects in horrific plot to murder their son They have been the subject of extradition requests from the Indian government But they have avoided extradition on grounds it would breach their human rights … Read more
Black labourer who had his genitals grabbed by his male boss and was asked ‘is it true what they say about black men?’ is awarded £105,000 payout after winning racial harassment claim Supervisor Steven Savery grabbed Alwayne Thompson’s, 39, private parts The waste disposal worker said he was subjected to colleagues’ racist comments Was fired in August … Read more
Windrush victims are in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel is due to announce increase in minimum amount of compensation Under the new reforms, those who can show an ‘impact’ on their life from the scandal will be immediately paid £10,000, according to The Sunday Times Compensation for Windrush scandal victims has been criticised … Read more
‘All I Want For Christmas Is… a £250 fine!’: Maths student, 18, faces hefty payout after 50 others join in as he belts out Mariah Carey’s festive hit at university party Elliot Hunt, 18, threw a festive sing-song for his five flatmates in Bristol He said he never meant for the gathering to break coronavirus … Read more
Two female gym workers have won almost £20,000 after a gym boss said he would never hire a woman as a manager because they ‘just ramble on’ and are ‘too emotional’. Kris Whitelaw told Sophie Veitch that women ‘just go off on a tangent’ and said if he was in charge things would be run … Read more