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Stella English loses constructive dismissal case against Lord Sugar

by Rob Moss 12 Apr 2013
by Rob Moss 12 Apr 2013

The Apprentice winner Stella English has lost her high-profile unfair dismissal case against Lord Sugar’s Amshold Group.

The 2010 winner of the BBC show had claimed unfair constructive dismissal against Amshold, telling the tribunal she was treated like an “overpaid lackey” for her £100,000 per year post.

English had claimed that there was no real role for her and alleged that her boss at the Amshold company Viglen had said to her “welcome to the real world, there is no job”.

A statement from Lord Sugar, read to the hearing, said: “He said he found Ms English an ‘untrusting and suspicious person’ who was full of conspiracy theories.”

This morning Lord Sugar tweeted: “The tribunal case brought by Stella English against me and my company has been dismissed. A victory for the law against the claim culture.”

Employment judge John Warren wrote in his unanimous judgment: “This was a claim that should never have been brought.”

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Find out how to protect against claims of constructive dismissal.

Read the full judgment: Ms S English v Amshold Group Ltd.

Rob Moss

Rob Moss is a business journalist with more than 25 years' experience. He has been editor of Personnel Today since 2010. He joined the publication in 2006 as online editor of the award-winning website. Rob specialises in labour market economics, gender diversity and family-friendly working. He has hosted hundreds of webinar and podcasts. Before writing about HR and employment he ran news and feature desks on publications serving the global optical and eyewear market, the UK electrical industry, and energy markets in Asia and the Middle East.

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