Tribunal Win Will Cost Me Pounds 100,000 ; Opportunities Financialmail

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Sainsbury's has agreed to pay Pounds 50,000 to settle a Pounds 1.8 million claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination by a business analyst whom it sacked. But Louise Tarbuck, 53, who lodged the claim to cover loss of future earnings, is Pounds 100,000 out of pocket because her legal costs are estimated to be triple her award.

Claimants at employment tribunals can find the financial odds stacked against them. The tribunals were originally designed to enable people to bring claims against employers without needing legal representation.

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Tribunal Win Will Cost Me Pounds 100,000 ; Opportunities Financialmail

But since employment law has become so complex, few litigants can bring...

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