An employee of a property management company in a suburban town in East Sussex has won £33,000 in damages for unfair dismissal for 'whistleblowing' at work.
Ms Lopez, who worked for two companies operating within the East Sussex property market, including Bexhill-on-Sea, won the payout after taking her former employer to an employment tribunal. 
The judge considered Lopez's claims that she was wrongfully fired after making “confidential disclosures” at work (represented by officials as whistleblowers), as well as claims of harassment and fraudulent wage deductions related to workplace sex acts. supported.
Representatives from both companies were not present at the court hearing to make their own claims, but Judge Christabel McCooey said both were “well-founded.”
According to Companies House and other sources, the companies involved are Viva Living Property Limited, which is involved in developing and operating several HMOs, and The Easy2 Property Company Limited, which is registered as a real estate agent.
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Both companies share the same registered address on a trading estate in Bexhill-on-Sea (main image), and Michael Brankin-Frisbie, 54, is or has been a director of 11 companies, mainly property-related companies. and share a connection. on the southern coast.
The court motion filed by Ms. Lopez (see link to full judgment) covers her employment with the company from July 1, 2019 to February 1, 2023.
Mr Brankin Frisby, who describes himself as a “property developer, investor, mentor and networking host”, will remain one of only two directors of Viva Living Properties Limited until he steps down in October 2022. It was. He was the sole director of Easy2 Property Company Limited but resigned. His position will remain there in October 2022. Both companies have been flagged for delays in posting up-to-date accounts on Companies House.
You can find out more about the Employment Tribunal's decision here.
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