Booker Direct owes former worker £4,950 after failing to give notice

A transport coordinator has won £4,950 after an employment tribunal found her former employer failed to give her the required notice when dismissing her. Her claim of unfair dismissal was rejected, and the payout relates to wrongful dismissal.

Susanne Campbell had worked at Booker Direct for ten years when she left work for more than two weeks after office furniture was moved. An investigation into her complaint also examined colleagues’ allegations that she had bullied them, including by using insulting names. The employer dismissed her for gross misconduct; the tribunal upheld that decision, while finding she should have received ten weeks’ notice.