What Marsha Thompson did to successfully defend an unfair dismissal claim brought by two employees
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Substantial Employment Tribunal Costs Award for Employer
October 3rd, 2011
Pregnancy and Sex Discrimination Case Settles for £25,000 Before Hearing
February 17th, 2011
Summary
How Fiona Martin secured a £25,000 settlement in a pregnancy and sex discrimination case before it reached the Employment Tribunal.
Situation
After the birth of her first baby Eliza began to feel she was being treated unfavourably by her line manager and other work colleagues. When her second pregnancy ended with a [...]
Unfair Dismissal from Hair Salon Leads to £12,000 Settlement
February 10th, 2011
Summary
How Marsha Thompson settled a maternity and sex discrimination claim for £12,000 the day before the Employment Tribunal hearing.
Situation
Holly worked one day a week as a hairdresser at a local salon. The manager agreed that Holly could also attend college a day a week to complete her NVQ level 2. [...]
£30,000 Compensation for Pregnancy Discrimination and Unfair Dismissal
February 3rd, 2011
Summary
How Fiona Martin secured £30,000 compensation for a woman who was unfairly dismissed as a result of her pregnancy.
Compromise Agreement Case Study: Compensation increased by £8,000
January 13th, 2011
Summary
How Marsha Thompson increased an employee’s compensation by more than £8,000 and helped him secure a job with a competitor by releasing him from misconceived restrictive covenants.
Situation
Cyril had enjoyed his job as a sales executive with an international insurance for four years. He consistently met targets and had recently been [...]
Employment Law Case Study: £8,000 Compromise Agreement Increase
November 17th, 2010
Summary
How Fiona Martin secured an £8,000 Compromise Agreement compensation increase, a glowing reference and changed the termination reason to redundancy to ensure a client could claim on mortgage protection insurance.
Situation
Raj had worked for a large company for more than 12 years and had a glowing work record. However, when [...]
Compromise Agreement Case Study: £8,000 and Reference
October 14th, 2010
How Marsha Thompson of martin searle solicitors in Croydon doubled the compensation offered with a Compromise Agreement.
Situation
Melissa had worked as a marketing executive for an international project consultancy for three years. A year into the job, her reporting line changed. [...]
Compromise Agreement Case Study: New Job and Compensation Boost
June 8th, 2010
Summary
How Fiona Martin secured the amounts offered in a Compromise Agreement in a situation where an employee had originally rejected the offer but had then quickly found a well-paid job.
Situation
John had worked as a project manager for a large company for more than five years. He was advised that [...]
Compromise Agreement Case Study: £6000 Settlement Lift
June 8th, 2010
Summary
How Fiona Martin increased the compensation sum paid under a Compromise Agreement by £6,000.
Situation
Roger had worked as a manager at a small company for 13 years. He had a difficult relationship with his manager and he was called into a disciplinary meeting and was offered a Compromise Agreement with [...]
Compromise Agreement Case Study: £10,000 Plus an Agreed Reference
May 3rd, 2010
Summary
How Marsha Thompson secured an increase in compensation and an agreed reference for her client under a Compromise Agreement.
Situation
Linda worked as a team manager for an international insurance company. Throughout her two years at the company, Linda was forced to deal with an excessive workload with very little support [...]
