Unfair dismissal case - Sheila Matthews wins out-of-court settlement

Title

Unfair dismissal case - Sheila Matthews wins out-of-court settlement

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Oct 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Interview with Sheila Matthews, who won an out-of-court settlement (04/10/76?) for unfair dismissal by her employer, McCulloch and Wallis, a wholesale drapery firm. Mrs Matthews had previously (12/75) been held hostage during the Balcombe Street siege, Westminster, and she compares the effects of the two ordeals on her health. (Australian?) male interviewer not identified (poss. Steve Sailah).

Contributors

Sheila Matthews; Steve Sailah?

Keywords

London; Health; Working conditions; Terrorism; IRA; Employment; Women; Employee rights; Gender discrimination; Sieges; Dismissal from employment; Tribunals; Mental stress; Discrimination in employment; Drapers; McCulloch and Wallis; Balcombe Street

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