Pub cleaner faced harassment, with the manager yelling and creating an intimidating environment, leading to legal action.
Pub cleaner faced harassment, with the manager yelling and creating an intimidating environment, leading to legal action.
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The manager, Tracey Chippendale, said it was a friendly place. Sarah felt happy in her new job. By December, Tracey made comments about Sarah’s neck pain. At a party, Tracey asked sarcastically if she was okay. Sarah felt humiliated but liked her job. She wanted to do well at work.
After June, Tracey started yelling at Sarah often. Sarah felt watched and judged constantly. Sarah felt criticized for small errors. She would stay late to check her work repeatedly. She was getting phone calls after work from Tracey. Tracey yelled about her poor cleaning job.
Tracey once called Sarah “useless” and laughed when she tripped. These incidents often made Sarah cry. In January 2023, Tracey fired Sarah while she cleaned toilets. She said they did not need Sarah anymore.
Sarah took legal action against the pub company. A judge ruled that Tracey harassed Sarah due to her disability. The company must pay holiday pay. Another hearing will decide payment for the harm caused. The tribunal decided Tracey’s yelling was degrading. It created an intimidating environment for Sarah.
The Rishton Arms and Thwaites were contacted for comments.
The manager, Tracey Chippendale, said it was a friendly place. Sarah felt happy in her new job. By December, Tracey made comments about Sarah’s neck pain. At a party, Tracey asked sarcastically if she was okay. Sarah felt humiliated but liked her job. She wanted to do well at work.
After June, Tracey started yelling at Sarah often. Sarah felt watched and judged constantly. Sarah felt criticized for small errors. She would stay late to check her work repeatedly. She was getting phone calls after work from Tracey. Tracey yelled about her poor cleaning job.
Tracey once called Sarah “useless” and laughed when she tripped. These incidents often made Sarah cry. In January 2023, Tracey fired Sarah while she cleaned toilets. She said they did not need Sarah anymore.
Sarah took legal action against the pub company. A judge ruled that Tracey harassed Sarah due to her disability. The company must pay holiday pay. Another hearing will decide payment for the harm caused. The tribunal decided Tracey’s yelling was degrading. It created an intimidating environment for Sarah.
The Rishton Arms and Thwaites were contacted for comments.