Personal trainer wins £150k payout after driving from Germany for a meeting – only for her boss not to show
Bethan Littlewood, a retired canoe polo athlete, has won a £150,000 payout after her boss failed to attend a meeting for which she drove back from Germany. The tribunal ruled in her favor for unfair dismissal and other claims after she resigned, citing the incident as the final straw. Littlewood expressed relief at the outcome, despite the challenges she faced during the process.
- ▪Bethan Littlewood drove overnight from Germany for a meeting that her boss did not attend.
- ▪She won £149,017 in compensation after successfully claiming unfair dismissal and other grievances.
- ▪The incident led her to resign from her position as a personal trainer at Nuffield Health.
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