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Author: John Brace
New media journalist from Birkenhead, England who writes about Wirral Council.
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Senior Manager at Wirral Council dismissed for gross misconduct for email about Joe Blott
Senior Manager at Wirral Council dismissed for gross misconduct for email about Joe Blott
Wirral Council Cabinet meeting at Birkenhead Town Hall Thursday 12th March 2015 Left to right Surjit Tour, Cllr Phil Davies and Joe Blott
A 22 page Employment Tribunal decision published in late November 2018 dismissed a Mr Leyland Otter’s allegations of unfair dismissal and unpaid redundancy.
Wirral Council planning application dispute involving 3 marquees in greenbelt listed for Court of Appeal hearing in March 2019
Wirral Council planning application dispute involving 3 marquees in greenbelt listed for Court of Appeal hearing in March 2019
Wirral Council greenbelt 18th July 2017 (but not the site in question)
Later this year (floating dates of either the 5th March 2019 or 6th March 2019 have been set) there will be a Court of Appeal hearing (estimated at 5 hours long) in London about a Wirral Council planning application decision involving three marquees at Thornton Manor in Wirral’s greenbelt.
10 In reverse order, number ten was a video of Liverpool City Council filmed on the 14th November 2018. Jean Luc Courcoult and Royal De Luxe (the artistic director and company behind the Giants) were in that order added to the Freedom Roll of Association or awarded Freedom of the City. Continue reading “What were the top 10 most watched videos during an incredible 2018?”
Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case (part 2) This continues from Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case. The Claimant’s representative referred to pages 275-276 which had examples of different requirements at different work locations. For example the Claimant had been due to work at […]
Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case (part 2)
Liverpool Civil & Family Court, Vernon Street, Liverpool, L2 2BX (the venue for Employment Tribunal case 2410271/18
The Claimant’s representative referred to pages 275-276 which had examples of different requirements at different work locations. For example the Claimant had been due to work at Woodside on Monday, the Spaceport on Tuesday and in order to make up her hours had started at the Pier Head on Monday, gone over to Woodside on the boat, then returned back later on Tuesday to Seacombe Terminal before or after work at the Spaceport which had been two days in four different locations. Continue reading “Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case (part 2)”
Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case
Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case
Liverpool Civil & Family Court, Vernon Street, Liverpool, L2 2BX (the venue for Employment Tribunal case 2410271/18
Yesterday morning I sat through an hour (including a long adjournment) of an Employment Tribunal brought by a Mrs Margaret Cole against Merseytravel. Mrs Cole alleges that she suffered a detriment, discrimination and/or dismissal on grounds of disability or failure of employer to make reasonable adjustments. Despite recent guidance to court staff stating that both names of solicitors and that press should have access to the hearing bundle and witness statements I was not given access to the hearing bundle, witness statements or told the names of the solicitors despite an explicit verbal request on my part to court staff. I was told that no bundle was available.
This was day three of an expected five days. The hearing started with the Claimant’s representative referring to a 2 page document that had been served by email on the Employment Tribunal by her instructing solicitor. Employment Judge Shotter asked what it was and was told in reference to page 132 of the bundle that it listed all occupational footwear. Employment Judge Shotter asked if Merseytravel’s representative had seen it, to which he answered he had. Employment Judge Shotter then asked if paper copies were available. Continue reading “Employment Tribunal hears cross-examination of Merseytravel employee in disability discrimination case”
