A financial institution employee has been awarded £22,000 after her boss rang her whereas she was off sick to ask her to not publish photos of muffins on Fb.
Victoria Lindsay, who has PTSD, was signed off with extreme anxiousness however continued to expertise misery as a result of common check-up calls from the supervisor, a tribunal heard.
The HBOS supervisor – named solely as Ms Jallow within the tribunal’s ruling, unreasonably questioned the
mortgage adviser’s treatment and with none justification insisted she ask her physician for a assessment of it.
When Victoria, who had a cake-making enterprise, took a household vacation, only a day into the journey Jallow then known as her to inform her to “be conscious” about posting photos of muffins she baked on Fb – however Victoria stated it was a passion which was “therapeutic”.
The decision on December 17 final 12 months brought about Victoria such misery she suffered a 30-minute panic assault in entrance of her youngsters and resigned.
Victoria, who labored for the financial institution in Hamilton for over 20 years, has received £22,304 after suing HBOS for constructive unfair dismissal.
Choose Amanda Jones, sitting at Glasgow employment tribunal, dominated Jallow had no motive to name on December 17 and it contributed to her already more and more anxious state.
The listening to was instructed Victoria, who has had PTSD since 2016, suffered a panic assault final 12 months following a major household situation and went off sick. She was more and more anxious a couple of return and was “full of concern”.
The tribunal stated: “Colleagues on the Hamilton department had reacted negatively to a publish made by Victoria relating to muffins made by her throughout her absence from work.
“Ms Jallow instructed her that senior administration had delivered to her consideration her social media presence relating to the cake-making enterprise.
“Ms Lindsay stated that the misery brought about to her was horrific. She had permission to interact in her cake-making enterprise, which she operated as a passion and was therapeutic for coping with her anxiousness.
“There was nothing blameworthy about her conduct.”
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