Double compensation for sacked worker

I agree Kevin - but doubt we will see a council employee fired, as the way they work is that no-one is accountable because everyone is responsible - no decisions without a committee!
And this did not even take a decision - in order to make the payment, someone would have had to make a decision, but not to pay just took putting the judgement in the file.

Spot the deliberate error - I meant PRIVATE sector (we only have 'stakeholders' and 'customers' in the public sector)

Neither the council's employees nor its elected officials will suffer from this cavalier attitude to the Tribunal's decision. Had it been a public sector body with shareholders to appease perhaps more thought would have gone into this failure to act. instead the council tax payers of Redcar and Cleveland will foot the bill. I'm a public sector employee myself but I have grave reservations about the 'safety net' mentality of some senior public servants - local and national. I don't mind them squandering their own hard earned cash but I object strenuously when they waste public funds.
I was always taught that there is no responsibility without accountability.