A finance director sacked after complaining his £30,000 bonus was unfair has won £118,223 in compensation from an employment tribunal, which ruled his dismissal was dressed up as a "redundancy sham". Andrew Blyth, who earned £120,000 a year as Group Finance Director at Clockwork Group Holdings, was let go by chairman Courtenay Morison in December 2025 after Morison became "disgruntled and upset" that Blyth had argued his bonus should be higher. The case highlights how employers can face significant liability when genuine grievances are met with retaliatory dismissal disguised as a legitimate business decision.

The tribunal in Edinburgh heard that Morison cut off contact with Blyth for six days after their email exchange, then called a five-minute meeting to announce his redundancy—having searched online for "legitimate reasons for director redundancy" only hours beforehand. Employment Judge Jacqueline McCluskey rejected Morison's claim that he had been considering the redundancy for months, finding he had acted in bad faith. Blyth has since found new work in 2026, but at a lower salary than before, and was awarded compensation covering both his past and future financial losses.