The total amount awarded to teachers by employment tribunals exceeded £25m for the first time last year – up more than 20% on 2010’s figure as schools and local authorities fell foul of health, safety and employment regulations.

30 female BBC employees are to take the corporation to court to sue for sex and age discrimination just eighteen months after presenter Miriam O’Reilly was awarded a six-figure pay out by an employment tribunal for age discrimination.

Wide-spread coverage of the teacher who lied about suffering an injury in the class room and was off work for 6 years on sick leave and then claimed for discrimination. Tribunal finds was unfairly dismissed, but deserves no compensation. Her ilness and the case has cost close to £300,000 for the local council.

New rules to Inheritance Tax (IHT) that came in to force on the 6^th April mean not only can you reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax that will be payable on your will, but making a charitable donation means good causes will get an extra boost too.

Employees or firms still thinking turning 65 equals compulsory retirement are wrong. A man forced to retire was awarded £4,555 and his firm have just lost their appeal.

After being sacked by his firm because they didn't want to pay him redundancy, an employment tribunal has awarded a man £10,000 for unfair dismissal.

Leicester teacher, Leigh Lewis, last week won her case for unfair dismissal after a classroom switch meant that she was further away from the staffroom and toilets.

One-hundred-and-four former employees made redundant after Dunfermline-based electronics manufacturer Sinclar went into administration have been awared £1.15m – just over £11,000 each – by an employment tribunal in Glasgow that ruled they had been unfairly dismissed .

McDonald’s manager David Aragon is set to receive a reported five figure compensation sum following his successful claim for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal after being “belittled” and undermined by franchise holder Ahmed Khan a tribunal heard.