Company directors often say "it'll never happen here" but the stories on this page tell a different story. Compensation win for bakery staff Former bakery workers in Carlisle have been awarded compensation of more than £600,000 because of the way they were made redundant.
Rathbones went into administration following a fire at its main plant. An employment tribunal heard on Tuesday that workers and the unions only found out they were to be made redundant via the media. Each of the 185 workers will receive a pay-out of about £3,500. A spokesman for the Bakers' Union said they were delighted by the decision - story courtesy of the BBC. A consultant wrongly dismissed from a private hospital in Kent has launched a bid for damages of more than £1m. Urologist Roy Isworth received £61,000 compensation and £10,000 costs after an employment tribunal last year. He was made redundant from the Benenden Hospital near Cranbook in December 2003 but at the hearing in Ashford, managers accepted he was dismissed unfairly. Mr Isworth is suing Benenden Hospital Trust in the High Court in London for damages for breach of contract. He now works at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, south-east London and is seeking the difference in pay between the two hospitals for the rest of his career. A woman who had her request not to work evenings or weekends turned down after having a baby has won a sex discrimination case. Deborah Clarke, from Dudley, West Midlands, worked in a call centre for Telewest and asked for flexibility in her job after her maternity leave. The company refused and she resigned from her job in 2003, saying she suffered stress and financial hardship. She had claimed indirect sex discrimination and unfair dismissal. Find out how you can protect your business - call 01767 600141 now or simply email us at info@caliamconsulting.co.uk and we contact you. | 
