EMPLOYMENT LAW

Claim to an Employment Tribunal

Claim to an Employment Tribunal

Background of the Case

These case talks about the claim of a person who has suffered many forms of detriment as a consequence of creating secluded leaks related to matters of employment. The Claimant was an employee of the Respondent as a Project Engineer and resigned from work on 31st August 2008. The Claimant was engaged in an international project that had the aim of creating a new world class astronomy facility either in South Africa and Australia. The case originated in early December 2007 when the Claimant was subject to bullying and irrational handling from Professors in the Respondent's organization. The Claimant was subject to bullying at various stages that had started from 4th December 2007, and had been dealt with through various stages through grievance letters. The Claimant tried everything including talking to the senior management about the treatment that he was subject to, and how it undermined his performance. The report looks into the details of the case, and the judgments based on the laws that are there.

The Claimant made the decision of pursuing an appeal because the conclusions that were arrived were not satisfactory, and there was no way of resolving the dispute. The Claimant also went to the Vice President and Dean with his grievances, and tried to work out a solution, but it was to no avail. The Claimant was still the target of unreasonable behavior from fellow professor. There was material circulated about the Claimant that was damaging to his reputation which is an important part of his work in the international community and in UK. The Claimant decided to go for another job after these unpleasant experiences and got a job at Cambridge University. The Claimant was forced to switch his job after there was no substantial resolution to the grievances.

The Claimant incurred a sizeable loss and expense as he had to move from North West to Cambridge. The Claimant should not have been asked to and go in this direction with this career and tendered his resignation on 22nd July 2008. The Claimant pursued a claim based on the provisions of whistle blowing mentioned in section 43 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The disclosures were made to the employers, their agents and their employees.

The Claimant had been sending letters to the University as far as 18th August 2008 explaining what would be needed to reach to a settlement. On 24th October the Claimant was informed that there was no chance of getting to no conclusion. The Claimant did not raise any serious issues before this date, with the hope that they could get to a full and final settlement. The Claimant was being treated unfairly since 4th December 2007 by the members of the university, which includes Professors Wilkinson and Missous. The Claimant has been prone to unreasonable criticism, bullying, and harassment. The incidents have been recorded in the form of e-mails, and letters and through ...