Tribunal Awards £3,000 to Royal Mail Employee
A Royal Mail worker has won £3,000 in compensation after the company unlawfully rejected a parental leave request and delayed its response beyond the legal time limit.
Background
The employee requested unpaid parental leave, but Royal Mail failed to reply within the statutory deadline. According to the tribunal, this delay amounted to a breach of employment law.
Tribunal Decision
The employment judge ruled that Royal Mail’s failure to respond promptly violated the employee’s rights. The judge highlighted that the company took an unreasonable amount of time to handle the request, exceeding the legally permitted timeframe.
"Significant delay" in responding when the employee asked for unpaid time off meant the company exceeded the statutory timeframe, the judge stated.
Compensation
As a result, the tribunal ordered Royal Mail to pay the worker £3,000 in damages for the unlawful denial of parental leave. The decision reinforces the requirement for employers to respect statutory deadlines in handling such requests.
Author’s summary:
Royal Mail must pay £3,000 after a tribunal found the firm breached legal time limits by delaying its response to an employee’s parental leave request.
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