Accountancy

Audit regulator unfairly dismissed ‘exhausted and stressed’ employee, tribunal finds

The FRC treated a stressed manager unfairly, an employment hearing has decided

The FRC should have offered a burnt-out staffer an alternative position, according to a judge
The FRC should have offered a burnt-out staffer an alternative position, according to a judge Photo: Rafael Henrique/Getty Images

The UK’s audit watchdog unfairly dismissed one of its staff who was suffering from stress when it made her redundant last year, a tribunal has ruled.

The Financial Reporting Council unfairly failed to offer human resources manager Sara Wolfson another role in the organisation when her position was phased out, according to a judgment published on 28 November.

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