31.   A SHOPWORKER who claimed she was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays won a claim for unfair dismissal at a Hull industrial tribunal yesterday.

32.   The ruling means an employee working fewer than eight hours a week still cannot qualify for redundancy pay or unfair dismissal, regardless of the number of weeks worked.

33.   She claims unfair dismissal.

34.   She claims unfair dismissal and the case continues.

35.   Brauch is countersuing Morgan Stanley for unfair dismissal and seeks substantial financial damages.

36.   Firms have even lost unfair dismissal suits to employees they have sacked in order to settle sexual-harassment suits brought by other employees.

37.   Harassment and unfair dismissal have been the most common complaints, with accusations made against both colleagues and supervisors.

38.   Howard pledged to help small businesses to create jobs through the removal of red tape and the watering down of unfair dismissal protection for employees.

39.   Last week a British woman who had used the company computer to surf the Internet for a vacation package lost her case for unfair dismissal.

40.   Now, he said, the complaints are broader and include unfair dismissals.