Judge finds employee was wrongfully dismissed as company did not have ‘sufficient evidence’ to warrant firing her without notice
11 November 2026
A transport coordinator who was sacked after the reorganisation of her office furniture left her so “raging” that she used foul language against her colleagues before going AWOL for more than two weeks was wrongfully dismissed, a tribunal has found.
The Glasgow tribunal heard that S Campbell – who worked at Booker Direct’s Larbert depot – having called her manager a “f***ing p***k” was later investigated and dismissed over allegations of bullying and making offensive remarks about colleagues.
While employment judge Sangster threw out her unfair dismissal claim as a result of Booker Direct’s “thorough and balanced investigation”, he awarded Campbell 4,949.40 in compensation as the company failed to prove her misconduct was serious enough to warrant dismissal without notice.
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The tribunal also ruled that Booker Direct had breached Campbell’s contract by dismissing her without the 10 weeks’ statutory notice to which she was entitled.
Campbell worked as a transport coordinator at Booker Direct’s Larbert depot from 19 May 2015 until her dismissal on 9 July 2025. She reported to the transport manager.
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