Tag Archives: employment tribunal decisions

Receptionist suffering from public phobia wins £56k after unfair dismissal

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Case History Sacramenta D’Silva worked at a chest clinic at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust for 18 years. She lost her job after telling her employer that public facing work was impossible because of her ‘public phobia’. In a tribunal ruling D’Silva won £56,000 for unfair dismissal. After a long sick leave, she returned to […]

Can Employees Refuse to Come to Work because of COVID-19

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The affect of the pandemic continues to cause an influence how employers manage staff and businesses. The issue of health and safety in office spaces must require effective leadership to ensure employers uphold workers rights for safety .  Recent changes in employment rights law reflect these concerns. As of the 31st of May 2021, employees […]