People living alone in the city and county could be hit by a tax hike amid speculation over a possible Government rule change. Currently, single-person households get a 25 per cent discount on the amount of council tax they pay. Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister, said the Labour Government currently …
Read More »Post office threatened with £1,200 fine for ‘illegal’ signs as crackdown launched in Leicester street
A Leicester post office has been threatened with a £1,200 fine for putting up signs outside its premises amid a crackdown on “illegal” notices. A spokesperson for the post office, in Clarendon Park, said staff were astonished when Leicester City Council wardens told them to tear down 12 signs from …
Read More »Leicester City Council appeals sex toy photo tribunal ruling
Leicester City Council has appealed a tribunal judgment which found the authority should not have formally disciplined an employee for possessing a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head. A ruling issued by Employment Judge Richard Adkinson in October said evidence in the case brought …
Read More »Leicester City Council worker should not have been formally punished over colleague’s 12-inch-long adult toy prank, tribunal finds
A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …
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