One thing has won after more than £ 20,000 Complain Opened with the door cooled her.
Leela Ayad, who worked in a wheel Covent Garden In LondonHe claimed Managers insisted When the door is left open Encourage customers inside,
But because the door was left open even in winter, temperature inside the cafe Fall up to 12C – which means it was cold Health and safety executiveA guidance that suggests temperature at work should be the minimum 16C, a employment tribunal heard.
Ms. Ayad said that she would wear “three layers and a thermal vest” to stay warm and it was said that employees could not use an electric heater.
When he complained to the company WhatsApp group that it was “difficult to work” in cold temperatures, its hours decreased and later fired.
Part -time shop assistant worked in cafe between May 2023 and April 2024, and now it has been awarded £ 21,553.51. Compensation After successfully sueing for unfair dismissal.
Employment Judge Jillian Brown said that she felt that Ms. Ayad was “appropriate in her belief that health and safety was in danger”.
After talking with your manager – only named Eliza in Tribunal documents Independent – With whom she was on good terms, Ms. Ayad messaged in Company Group Chat, which included the owners and employees, that the shop was getting very cold.
He wrote on 29 November 2023: “Hey friends. I need to pay attention that temperature The shop is now getting very cold with the outside season. I have talked to Elijah and have told me that we will not get the heater nor we are allowed to close the door.
“Please this can be reconsidered because today was very cold throughout the day and it is difficult to work in this way. I also wore three layers and a thermal vest.”
Whipped co-founder Ellis Churchill replied to her message, stating that the last time she had a heater, “someone left it with a piece of paper overnight and the resulting shop was almost burnt”.
Ms. Ayad insisted that the employees would be “responsible” and it would be added that the shop was 12C and the employees are “consistently cold”.
Next month, Ms. Ayad chatted with the manager in the Staff Group: “I have also heard that in terms of health and safety, the work atmosphere should be above 16 degrees.”
Later that day Ms. Churchill wrote in the group chat that a heater was now ordered.
In January, Ms. Ayad was called to a meeting by Ms. Churchill’s husband and co-founder, Jamie Mussilek, and alleged that it was late to work, having a messy stockroom and “criticizing” her and his wife.
After the meeting, his hours were reduced, and he was told that it was due to lack of available hours. However, the tribunal found that the matter was not there.
In April, Ayad was fired on email, and was not paid any outstanding wages or leave salary. His boss said it was because “a formal warning about bad timekeeping, the role of the team and the workplace and the attitude towards respect” was not rectifying his work after a formal warning.
In the tribunal, Judge Brown found that Ms. Ayad’s comments were “for the benefit of all employees”. The judge said that Ms. Ayad was wrongly rejected as she made “protected revelations” about the temperature of the cafe. His other claims, including wrong dismissal and failure to pay notice salary, were also successful.
In June this year, the whipped cafe was closed and the original company WL retail liquidity.