Labour Court recommends £750 severance for L’Avenue worker

The Labour Court recommended that L’Avenue Hair and Beauty Clinic pay an unnamed worker £750 in ex-gratia severance in full and final settlement of her claims against the employer. The recommendation was dated 13 September 1999. The Court found that the salon’s failure to reach its expected level of business led to the worker’s redundancy, but said the circumstances had not been adequately explained to her. It also noted she had left a secure job after the salon approached her. The employer said she had failed to meet a weekly business target; the worker disputed its financial explanation and said the salon advertised for staff after her dismissal.