She ran a department astonishingly badly. She didn’t cause the Baby P death, but the system of control was appalling. Whether she was sdedicated professional is not the issue; she did the job of director very badly, and as such shold have been removed from post.
Zulu – 3 years wages at £135 000 pa sounds about right. Plus pension contributions.
The law for an unlawful sacking is £80,400 from 1st February 2011
There is no statutory cap on compensation payable under the Sex, Race and Disability Discrimination legislation (see Discrimination/a general note ) or the “whistle blower” provisions (see the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998). There is a limit of £25,000 on awards made by tribunals in breach of contract (ie wrongful dismissal ) cases.
The idea that Sharon Shoesmith should get around £500k for her dismissal is ludicrous; the process of her removal was unreasonable, certainly, but she deserves nothing more than the statutory compensation for that.