A Dumfries pensioner who was awarded £18,000 after taking her employers to a tribunal has this week spoken out about the ordeal.
Margaret Wood described her long-running wrangle with The Food Train as a “nightmare” and said it has shattered her confidence. The 68-year-old, of Lochside, was an administrative worker in the charity’s Dumfries office but claimed she was effectively pushed out the door through unfair treatment and increasing job pressures.
An employment tribunal followed and it all came to a head recently when The Food Train lost its appeal and was forced to pay Mrs Wood £18,000 in compensation for constructive unfair dismissal. Mrs Wood said: “I am obviously pleased with the outcome and that I’ve been able to hold them to account for the way I was treated. The tribunal itself was absolutely horrific.
