‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked is awarded more than £55,000 in damages

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked amid ‘moral disapproval’ of her relationship with councillor as his wife died from Alzheimer’s is awarded more than £55,000 in damages Jane Woodward dismissed from her post at Barnard Castle Town Council in 2019  A tribunal has ruled in favour of Ms Woodward and awarded her £55,063  Ms … Read more

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked is awarded more than £55,000 in damages

‘Femme fatal’ town clerk who was sacked amid ‘moral disapproval’ of her relationship with councillor as his wife died from Alzheimer’s is awarded more than £55,000 in damages Jane Woodward dismissed from her post at Barnard Castle Town Council in 2019  A tribunal has ruled in favour of Ms Woodward and awarded her £55,063  Ms … Read more

Embassy clerk, 65, dismissed from work after finding ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000

Embassy clerk, 65, who returned from two-week holiday to find a ‘young lady’ had been given her job is awarded £109,000 Janice Dinsdale, now 72, was told she was ‘no longer required’ in job as a clerk  Ms Dinsale was working at High Commission of India in Aldwych, Central London After returning from a two-week … Read more

Embassy clerk, 65, dismissed from work after finding ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000

Embassy clerk, 65, who was told she was ‘no longer required’ at work after returning from a two-week holiday to find a ‘young lady’ at her desk is awarded £109,000 Janice Dinsdale, now 72, was told she was ‘no longer required’ in job as a clerk  Ms Dinsale was working at High Commission of India … Read more

Town council clerk sacked after going on trip with councillor wins unfair dismissal claim

Relations between the four staff at Barnard Castle Town Council in Durham cooled after it emerged Jane Woodward (pictured) had gone on holiday with then councillor Roger Peat A deputy town council clerk who was branded a ‘gold digger’ after she formed a personal relationship with an older, married councillor and was later sacked has … Read more

Helen’s Law comes into force in memory of murdered insurance clerk

Laws have come into force in a bid to make it harder for killers to get parole if they refuse to reveal where they hid their victim’s body. The Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, known as Helen’s Law, was enacted just after midnight. Named after insurance clerk Helen McCourt, who vanished on … Read more