A retired canoe polo gold medallist, Bethan Littlewood, was working as a personal trainer at Nuffield Health. Her manager ordered her to attend a meeting at short notice, causing her to pause her trip and drive back from Germany to the UK overnight. She arrived on time but learned the manager was double booked and attending training elsewhere. She resigned, then brought a claim to an employment tribunal. The tribunal found unfair dismissal and related issues, including unauthorised deductions from wages, holiday pay, and detriment for making a protected disclosure. She was awarded £149,017 in compensation.
"A retired canoe polo athlete has won a payout of nearly 150,000 after her boss summoned her for a meeting then didn't bother showing up even though she drove back overnight from Germany to attend. Gold medallist Bethan Littlewood had to pause her trip away and drive back to the UK because her manager ordered her to attend a meeting at the last minute. The 29-year-old, who was working as a personal trainer at Nuffield Health, arrived on time only to find out that her boss was double booked and was attending a training elsewhere."
"Ms Littlewood, who won gold in canoe polo for Great Britain at the 2019 European Championships, said that the incident was the last straw and resigned. She went to the employment tribunal, successfully claiming unfair dismissal, unauthorised deductions from wages, holiday pay, and being subjected to a detriment for making protected disclosure. She has now won 149,017 in compensation."
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