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Apprentice winner Stella English loses case against Lord Sugar | |
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Stella English, a former winner of The Apprentice, has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against the millionaire businessman Lord Sugar. | Stella English, a former winner of The Apprentice, has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against the millionaire businessman Lord Sugar. |
English, 34, sued the Labour peer after resigning from the £100,000-a-year job that was her prize for winning series six of the BBC1 show in 2010, complaining that she was treated like an "overpaid lackey". | English, 34, sued the Labour peer after resigning from the £100,000-a-year job that was her prize for winning series six of the BBC1 show in 2010, complaining that she was treated like an "overpaid lackey". |
The case was heard at the east London employment tribunal service last month. | The case was heard at the east London employment tribunal service last month. |
In a written judgment on Friday, the tribunal said: "There was no dismissal of the claimant – the claimant resigned. Therefore the complaint of unfair constructive dismissal contrary to section 95 Employment Rights Act 1996 fails and is dismissed." | In a written judgment on Friday, the tribunal said: "There was no dismissal of the claimant – the claimant resigned. Therefore the complaint of unfair constructive dismissal contrary to section 95 Employment Rights Act 1996 fails and is dismissed." |
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