A payroll officer dismissed during probation was found to have been unfairly terminated because the employer failed to follow fair procedures or provide any evidence of performance management.

The Complainant stated that she had been employed as a Payroll and Accounts Officer from July 2024 and was dismissed in December 2024, still during her probationary period. She claimed she had performed her duties diligently, introducing a new payroll system and managing her workload efficiently. She described her line manager as intolerant and verbally harsh, often shouting at her and criticising her unnecessarily. The Complainant said this behaviour caused her significant distress and that she believed it was motivated, at least in part, by bias related to her Asian