The Employment Tribunal in Cardiff has ruled that a local authority acted unfairly and infringed the basic employment rights of a teacher employed upon a succession of fixed term contracts when they terminated her employment by refusing to renew those contracts.

30 year old Nicola Wilcox had been employed continuously at Golden Grove County Primary School in Pembrokeshire from May 2005 until December 2007. During that time Mrs Wilcox had been employed on a number of different contracts that specified varying start and finish dates. Ignoring the fact that she had the right not to be unfairly dismissed, the Governing Body of the school decided to dismiss Mrs Wilcox at the expiry of her most recent contracts even though there was a continuing need for a teacher of her experience and ability to remain at the school. Throughout the proceedings the teacher was represented by NUT Cymru solicitor Sarah Morgan who said:-