Tribunal watch: EE call centre manager unfairly dismissed after worker kicked unconscious

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An employment tribunal ruling has revealed a Darlington call centre's culture of practical jokes, which culminated in a worker being kicked unconscious and left needing hospital treatment. A manager, one of a number of people dismissed following the incident, has been awarded a five-figure sum for unfair dismissal after what the tribunal described as a "wholly inadequate" investigation. EE Darlington call centre manager was unfairly sacked, judge rules A call centre manager has won her legal battle with mobile phone company EE after a judge ruled she was unfairly sacked when a worker was kicked in the head, reports the Northern Echo.

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Stephen Simpson

Stephen Simpson is a principal employment law editor at XpertHR. His areas of responsibility include the policies and documents and law reports. After obtaining a law degree and training to be a solicitor, he moved into publishing, initially with Butterworths. He joined XpertHR in its early days in 2001.