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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Apprentice compensated for unfair dismissal  An employment tribunal in Glasgow has granted an apprentice heating engineer £17,702 compensation for unfair dismissal after his training place was withdrawn. Ryan King, aged 22, suffered a work-related injury during his four-year training contract with City Building when he tore his hamstring while lifting a radiant panel with another apprentice, the Herald reported. As a result of the injury, he was unable to attend college and was off work for three to four weeks. When he eventually returned, he tore his hamstring a second time and it was recommended that he take on lighter duties - but under health and safety duties, this meant that he could not enter the workshop. His contract was terminated by City Building due to his absence and he was not allowed to repeat the second year of his apprenticeship. The employment tribunal noted, however, that Mr King's absence was caused only by the leg injury he suffered through his work at the building company and pointed out that he had satisfactorily completed his first year of work without incident. It ruled he had been dismissed unfairly and was awarded compensation totalling £17,702. Furthermore, said employment judge Stewart Watt, the building firm should have investigated whether it was at fault for Mr King's hamstring injury. Companies should not cut corners when it comes to health and safety compliance, according to Aviva Risk Management Solutions. The firm asserted earlier this month that smaller firms are among the highest-risk when it comes to lowering their expenditure on health and safety. 
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