- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Jeff Dale2023-08-02T20:37:00
A former risk and compliance officer at National Westminster Bank (NatWest) was awarded nearly 88,000 pounds (U.S. $112,000) after a U.K. employment tribunal found she was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against during her sick leave for colon cancer.
Adeline Willis, who was notified of her redundancy in April 2020 two days after undergoing cancer surgery, will receive £35,000 (U.S. $45,000) for “injury to feelings” as part of the award total. The tribunal published its remedy judgment Monday.
After informing NatWest’s human resources department of her diagnosis in August 2019, Willis continued to work part time in the office and from home while attending hospital appointments, according to earlier proceedings in the case.
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