Sacked council worker awarded £442,000 in damages

An equalities officer has been awarded £442,466 in compensation after she was dismissed from her job at Redcar and Cleveland Council.

Pauline Scanlon had complained that the appointment of a Human Resources Manager was in breach of the council’s equal opportunities policy, as the post had not been advertised. Mrs Scanlon said that, following her complaint, bosses carried out a two-year long campaign of harassment against her, which led to her being dismissed in 20... (230 more words)

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