Alex Bousfield
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 13
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- Sep 3, 2026
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Estate agent forced out of job after maternity leave wins £48,000 compensation (opens the original)
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An estate agent who was forced out of her job after not meeting her targets when returning from maternity leave has won almost £48,000 in compensation. Murron Stewart, who was considered to be a 'strong performer', was told after her maternity leave that she needed to meet the full-time work targets after reducing her hours at Purplebricks, a tribunal heard. The single mother was not contacted by the company throughout her entire maternity leave, and there was no discussion about how it was bes
Luxury hotel employee wins £200k after being made to work in cupboard (opens the original)
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A worker at a luxury five-star hotel has been awarded more than £200,000 after she was made to handle the companyâs payroll from inside a cupboard. An employment tribunal heard that Roberta Ghiotto, who has ADHD, was told to complete a three-day payroll task "under pressure" without any prior training. She was told to do the work from inside a cupboard after finding it difficult to concentrate in the busy office. She was left "crying" after being informed that she would not be able to pass he
Bristol osteopath struck off after telling patient that âsex with children is OKâ (opens the original)
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An osteopath who told a patient âitâs OK to have sex with children as long as they have hit pubertyâ has been struck off. Jeremy Marquette, who worked at Toward Health Clinic in Bristol, started a sexual relationship with one of his patients while continuing to treat her, a tribunal found. Mr Marquette knew that the woman had a history of mental illness and previous sexual trauma, it found. He also made a series of âwholly inappropriateâ comments to patients related to sex, including t
Architect struck off after threatening to kill clientâs five-year-old daughter (opens the original)
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An architect has been struck off after subjecting his former clients to a months-long campaign of âharassment, abuse and threatsâ over construction blunders at a new clinic project. Joan Beltri even said that he was âso angryâ with Dr James Escoda-Francoli and Carolina Sampietro that he would kill them and their five-year-old daughter. The married couple hired Mr Beltri to work on their beauty clinic in the cathedral city of Winchester. However, the architect, who first registered in the
NHS nurse fled to home country after being accused of raping patient, tribunal told (opens the original)
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A Romanian nurse fled to his home country after being accused of raping a patient at an NHS hospital during his night shift, a tribunal heard. Ioan Fechete faced sexual assault and rape charges in Britain after he allegedly attacked a 'vulnerable' woman when she was admitted to hospital. The 47-year-old 'abused his power' by exposing himself to the patient in hospital and 'pressurised' her to perform a sex act on him while he was looking after her, it was heard. Then Fechete is said to have insi
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