A fish packer has won more than 11,000 for unfair dismissal after allegations that she swore at colleagues and her behaviour at work.
Ms Brown had worked for J Law Ltd, a fish processing company in Aberdeen, since 8 May 2014 until her dismissal in September 2025.
She brought claims of unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal/notice pay to an employment tribunal after she was dismissed for her “attitude, conduct and aggressive behaviour towards various work colleagues”. The company had no HR department.
Ms Brown worked alongside a team of six other women, she was the only employee who is British by birth, and the other employees spoke a variety of languages, including Polish and Latvian. The tribunal heard that Ms brown had a “poor working relationship” with her colleague ‘Roma’, whose “command of English was not good”.
Ms Brown was often asked to explain instructions to the other staff. She acted “in a sort of unofficial supervisory capacity”. Roma did not like this, and often told Ms Brown that she wasn’t her boss. Mr Law Snr had told Ms Brown that Roma should be treated as if she was a child, and Ms Brown was later warned by J Law Snr and J Law Jnr not to argue with Roma.
It was heard that Ms Brown referred to Roma as a “retard” in the hearing of other staff. In March 2022, J Law Jnr sent a text message to Ms Brown about her interactions with Roma, stating: “If you can’t get on then pls just be civil to each other.”
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