Hakim Berkani, who worked as a Civil Enforcement Officer in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, was sacked when he refused to adhere to ticket targets set by his employers, NSL Ltd. This is what an employment tribunal concluded as matters of fact (see full judgment here: http://notomob.co.uk/discussions/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4586.0;attach=6488)
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JUDGEMENT
The unanimous judgement of the Tribunal is that:
1 The Claimant was unfairly dismissed
2
The reasons for the Claimant's dismissal were his opposition to the Respondent's clandestine quota system relating to the issuing of parking contravention notices, and his trade union · activities, neither of which were potentially fair reasons for dismissal within section 98(2) or some other substantial reason of a kind such as to justify dismissal.
3 The dismissal was substantively and procedurally unfair.
4 The Claimant was not guilty of contributory fault.
5 But for the unfairness he would not have been dismissed[/i]
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Motorist slapped with parking ticket after stopping on a yellow line to mark the Armistice Day silence
A motorist who stopped on a yellow line to mark the two minutes' silence on Armistice Day was given a parking ticket.
Anna Whitworth wanted to remember her great-uncle, a navy captain who died when when he went down with his ship during the First World War.
Ms Whitworth told the Times she heard Big Ben strike 11 o'clock on her car radio and pulled over in a quiet street in Kensington.
She said the parking warden gave her a ticket timed at 11.01am.
I wanted to respect the two minutes' silence so found a street off Kensington High Street to park.
I stopped on a double yellow line and got out to stand by my car as the clock was chiming on the car radio.
As I stood there, a ticket officer came up to my car making noises that I couldn't park there. I told him I was only observing the silence for Armistice Day for those fallen in the war but he just looked completely blank.
I thought, Fine, go ahead, because it was so ridiculous. It was so daft and unreasonable.
Kensington and Chelsea Council issued a statement suggesting Ms Whitworth appeal the ticket, but stopping short of an apology.
"The two-minute silence is a solemn event which understandably many people wish to observe.
The Council would certainly wish to take these circumstances into account and would encourage this motorist to contact its parking office."[/i]
http://www.itv.com/news/london/2014-11-13/motorist-slapped-with-parking-ticket-after-stopping-on-a-yellow-line-to-mark-the-armistice-day-silence/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hakim Berkani was unlawfully sacked. The managers responsible for the unlawfulness were not.
2 + 2 = 4.
Some things never change