News in brief: Council worker claims £1m over unfair dismissal

Council worker claims £1m over unfair dismissal A council worker who was made redundant six months before qualifying for a pension payout is claiming £1 million compensation after winning an employment tribunal. John Wooster, 50, had worked for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for 33 years when he was made redundant shortly before he was due to qualify for a pension lump sum and other benefits if he lost his job. Stratford Employment Tribunal ruled that the East London council dismissed him unfairly and was guilty of age discrimination. The council had claimed that Mr Wooster was a temporary employee since working as a senior consultation officer on secondment at East End Homes, a registered social landlord, since 2001. Mr Wooster, from Chigwell, Essex, is claiming compensation for loss of employment until his age of... [read full story]