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Tribunal upholds sacking of Concern manager who blamed 'woke alliance' for complaints

Date
2026-02-18
Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Summary

A Concern call centre manager, Lee Caluan, who claimed that bullying and harassment complaints against him were due to a 'Gen Z/woke alliance' at work, has lost a legal challenge to his sacking. Caluan told a tribunal that junior staff had 'turned the tables' on him due to a dislike of his management style, and that the complaints were 'riddled with inconsistencies'. He admitted to calling a colleague a 'b***h' during a workplace probe into bullying and harassment complaints from three different workers. His complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 against Concern Worldwide was dismissed by the employment tribunal. Brian Joyce of IBEC, representing the charity, stated that the June 2024 dismissal followed a 'full and fair investigation'. An investigation concluded that Caluan had committed 'gross misconduct' for several breaches of the code of conduct and had violated the bullying and harassment policy. The probe followed a formal complaint in August 2023 from three telemarketing executives. An investigation manager noted that Caluan 'did not wish to engage' in the probe and 'declined any further investigations'.

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What: Report matter: Tribunal upholds sacking of Concern manager who blamed 'woke alliance' for complaints. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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