Hungarian worker who showed ‘swastika’ tattoo at work unfairly dismissed
Hungarian worker who showed ‘swastika’ tattoo at work unfairly dismissed A supermarket employee who was fired after showing a ‘swastika’ tattoo to a colleague has won an unfair dismissal claim against his former employer. Istvan Horvarth,...
Italian “King of Absentees” skipped work for 15 years
According to his employers, an Italian man (referred to as The King of Absentees) stopped turning up for work at a hospital in the Italian city of Catanzaro around 15 years ago. Despite not being there, the worker was still paid his full wage, meaning he earned around...
Chanel v Huawei Trademark Battle
The French fashion label, Chanel, has lost its battle in the EU court against Huawei over the use of its logo. Judges have ruled in Huawei’s favour after the tech brand sought to rubberstamp an EU-wide trademark for a brand logo it wanted, despite fashion...
Delivery driver fairly dismissed for refusing to wear a face mask
A delivery driver has been dismissed by Kent Foods Ltd., after refusing to wear a face mask as instructed by company policy. Polish-born Deimantas Kubilius was required to visit the Tate & Lyle Thames refinery site on a regular basis, with Tate & Lyle...