Ultimatum costs Employer £346,000
Employer ordered to pay a former employee an eye-watering £346,000 after it gave her a highly dangerous ultimatum to resign immediately or face formal capability proceedings. In February 2017 Nicola Sinclair (NS), an English teacher who was previously employed by the Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School, was awarded £346,000 in compensation. NS had worked at the school for some years and enjoyed her job. In both 2012 and 2014 she took extended absences from work because she was suffering from mental health problems, her employer being fully…