Boss of Leicester-based manufacturing firm hit worker and called him spoilt child
The employee has now won an unfair dismissal case
Queniborough Aluminium Services, based on Melton Road in Leicester
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A man who was hit by his boss has been awarded £8,000 for unfair dismissal from the Leicester-based company.
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image captionQueniborough Aluminium Services said they believed the judgement was fair
A man who was hit by his boss in an argument has been awarded £8,000 for unfair dismissal from the company.
Jake Rawnsley was awarded the money in a tribunal, which heard the owner of Queniborough Aluminium Services, in Leicestershire, also called him a jumped up, know-it-all, spoilt child .
The tribunal heard Mr Rawnsley wrote on his clocking off card: Attacked by owner. No longer feel safe here.
The firm said they believed the judgement was fair. Stress
The tribunal heard in 2018 Mr Rawnsley, who had been working at the firm for three years, was given the task of keeping the stores clean and in order.
A young factory worker who was hit by his boss and branded a spoilt child has won an £8,000 payout for unfair dismissal from the company.
Jake Rawnsley was called a jumped up know-it-all and pushed by the owner of Leicester-based Queniborough Aluminium Services during a row in 2019.
An employment judge ruled that boss Antony Beall s remarks made the 20-year-old the victim of inherent discrimination and awarded him £8,000 in compensation - a ruling the company has described as fair.
The East Midlands tribunal heard in 2018 Mr Rawnsley, who had been working at the firm for three years, was tasked with keeping the stores clean and in order.