Postman Paul Phillips has won £4,000 in a Royal Mail payout after the company moved him from a nearby depot to one 40 minutes away, causing a panic attack for the postie A postman moved from one depot to another suffered a panic attack because of the move (file) ( …
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Read More »Postman wins £4,000 payout from Royal Mail as he suffered panic attack after being told to move to new depot
A postman has won £4,000 from the Royal Mail for ‘injury to feelings’ after suffering a panic attack when he was moved to a new depot. Paul Phillips suffered with anxiety and depression, an employment tribunal heard, and felt ‘additional stress’ at the prospect of having to spend more time …
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Read More »Royal Mail postman wins £4,000 payout after stress of new route ‘caused panic attack’
A POSTIE has been awarded a £4,000 compensation payout for “injury to feelings” after a transfer to a new route caused him to suffer a panic attack. Paul Phillips took the Royal Mail to an employment tribunal after he was moved from Inverclyde to the depot ten miles away in …
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