Remedies and penalties

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, Linda Quinn and Krishna Santra senior associates and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues and Dominic Speedie associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  FAQs

  When can an employment tribunal order an employer to pay a financial penalty in addition to compensation?

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  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: £15,000 for Portuguese care worker dismissed for single use of rude word

  A tribunal award of nearly £15,000 was the result of this employer's multiple failures when dismissing a Portuguese care worker with a poor grasp of English for the use of a single inappropriate word in the presence of a member of the public.

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  Employment law cases

  Race discrimination: £7,000 for Polish worker criticised by colleague for speaking her native language

  This Polish claimant was awarded £7,000 after being criticised by a colleague for speaking her native language in the workplace, in a good example of the language issues that can arise in a multinational workplace.

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  Employment law cases

  Tribunal awards £4,272 in holiday pay to redundant employee who carried over annual leave for years

  This employer's laissez-faire approach to the carry-over of holiday into subsequent annual leave years resulted in an employment tribunal ordering it to pay an employee £4,272 in holiday pay when she was made redundant.

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  Employment law cases

  NHS trust ordered to pay over £100,000 to unfairly dismissed nurses

  This employment tribunal punished a large employer's failure to follow the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" by awarding a combined total of over £100,000 to two claimants who were unfairly dismissed.

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  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: Acas code applied to dismissal for breakdown in trust and confidence

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, Lund v St Edmund's School, Canterbury, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures should have been followed in a case where the reason for dismissal was stated to be for "some other substantial reason" (SOSR), but disciplinary proceedings ought to have been invoked.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer, and Joe Beeston, Laura Garner, Helen Samuel and Dinu Suntook are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  TUPE consultation: EAT provides guidance on protective awards for technical breaches

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided guidance on how tribunals should assess protective awards where an employer has breached its obligation to inform and consult on a TUPE transfer.

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  Employment law cases

  Discrimination: EAT provides guidance on injury to feelings awards and aggravated damages

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided guidance on remedies for discrimination claims, including injury to feelings and aggravated damages.