A pharmacy worker has won compensation after an employment tribunal found that her former employer dismissed her “without notice” and had made an “unlawful deduction of wages”.
According to a judgment published last week, Lighthouse Pharmacy was ordered to pay Margaret Smith £560.56 following a hearing at East London Hearing Centre on May 15.
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The judge overseeing the case told the pharmacy it was “in breach of contract” by dismissing Smith without notice and ordered it to pay her £183.04.
He said the pharmacy had also “failed to provide employment particulars” to Smith, and awarded her £183.04 in compensation under Section 38 of the Employment Rights Act.
And he ruled that the pharmacy “made an unlawful deduction” of salary and holiday wages from Smith, who was awarded £91.52 and £102.96 in damages for the deductions, respectively.
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C+D has approached Lighthouse Pharmacy for comment.
It comes after a pharmacy paid out £500 for failing to complete “necessary clinical checks” before dispensing an “inappropriately prescribed” vaginal pessary for a five-year-old.
And it follows a Morrisons pharmacist winning a disability claim against the supermarket chain after a judge heard that she did not take a toilet break during her shifts because she was “told not to use the customer disabled toilet”.
