£43,000 in compensation has been awarded to an Ex-Joseph Holt’s pub manager after she was sacked over accusations of watering down beer.
Tulsa Lowther, who was manager at the Lamb Hotel in Eccles, had worked for over 20 years for the Manchester brewer.
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Trade union Unite won substantial damages for Tulsa Lowther, after bringing to light who was ultimately responsible for the beer in the cellar. Unite pointed out that managers would have to be on duty for 84 hours per week if they were to prevent other members of staff from having access to the beer.
While Lowther was on holiday sampling tests had been carried out on the beer, without her knowledge.
She said: “It is such a relief to have cleared my name after months of hell.
“I don’t know what I would have done without the tireless support of Unite – I could never have afforded to take the case myself and although nothing can ever compensate me for the pain and distress I have suffered as a result of these false accusations.
“The very substantial compensation that I was awarded has certainly helped me to put my life back on track.”
Mark Norbury, Operations manager said: “We have procedures in place to ensure that our products are served in perfect condition and those procedures highlighted that adulteration had taken place at the Lamb Hotel.
“We have since revised our procedures and are now confident that should a similar situation arise in the future, they will prove to be sufficiently robust.”