Disability Discrimination Compensation Case Dismissed

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Compensation Claim for Disability Discrimination Dismissed [30th Aug 2011]

A worker from Yardley Birmingham has lost his case against his employers for compensation after he was made redundant. David Fletcher claimed that the was the only person to be made redundant from Map UK Ltd because he was disabled due to diabetes and kidney failure. He alleged unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. However his claim was rejected after it was found that he had been offered his job back, but refused it. He subsequently started an employment tribunal. Mr Fletcher claims he had been subject to discrimination and harassment from his colleagues because of his disabilities which included eyesight problems. The tribunal ruled that discrimination had not been proved and that the case was rejected in it entirety.

US defence company Raytheon, has asked the UK government for compensation after it was fired from the UK Borders Agency's e-Borders project last year. The £742 million project was designed to track people electronically as they enter and leave the UK. Raytheon have claimed in a letter from their chief executive Robert Delorge to committee chairman Keith Vaz that their termination was unlawful. Delorge has asked for £500 million in compensation and that they feel they have the right to recover substantial damages. The company was dropped after the project fell one year behind its schedule and the Borders Agency said they had lost faith in the company. The first phase of the project had been completed which involved collecting data from airlines however the second phase was not complete. Raytheon claim that the Borders Agency could not decide on the scope of the programme and there have been suggestions that the project was cancelled as a money saving exercise.

It has emerged that Royal mail bosses have paid out more than £280,000 in compensation to customers in Edinburgh and the Lothians due to lost mail in just the last two years. In fact, more than 36,000 complaints were made since 2009, with an average of 50 complaints each day. Annie McGovern from Consumer Focus has said that the loss or damage of mail can lead to distress and inconvenience for customers and that it is important the Royal Mail responds to complaints quickly and offers compensation when appropriate to do so. Meanwhile Morag Turnbull from Royal Mail has said that complaints were made in just 1 out of every 14,000 deliveries and that most mail arrives safely. She points out that complaints are take seriously and that they company is modernising its operations to improve service.

The brewer Burton has been fined £45,000 for two separate health and safety breaches which resulted in the injury of four workmen three years ago. The men suffered burns and fractures after 6,000 litres of caustic soda erupted from a faulty valve in one incident and another occurred when a worker was hit by a forklift truck. All four men affected have been unable to return to work since. The incident occurred six weeks apart and the management of the Molson Coors factory have pleaded guilty. Since the accidents the company has invested £1 million in making improvements to safety and has made changes to the environments across all of their factories throughout the UK. The company was ordered to pay more than £76,000 in costs in addition to the £45,000 fine.

A study made by Croner and conducted by YouGov has found that 52% of UK staff who are not self employed admit that they do some work while they are away on holiday and one in five do this on a regular basis. Those who are younger are more likely to do this with 14% of those aged 18 - 24 admitting it. Amy Paxton from Croner has commented that this can be a worry as staff who fail to relax properly could increase their stress levels and could lead to increased absenteeism, low staff morale and higher staff turnover. In turn this could lead to problems in the workplace and possibly personal injuries or constructive dismissal claims.

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