Originally Posted by
macdo
if a legal challenge is mounted it can still only be for plain unfair dismissal, for which the max. compensation is peanuts for the employer. (I think its £40k last I looked)
Do bear in mind that all outcomes from the Employment Tribunal, who hear these cases, are a matter of public record, and any future employer who has a thorough on-boarding process is able to see who has taken any previous employer to the tribunal.
Guess what that commonly means ...