A former removal firm worker has won £5,500 at tribunal after his supervisor and another colleague directed homophobic remarks at him.

Last year, 57 claims relating to workplace ‘banter’ were heard at employment tribunals, analysis by law firm GQ Littler has revealed.

A train driver who left a tarantula skin in his female colleagues’ pigeonhole did not bully her and was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

A manager who was called a homophobic slur during workplace ‘banter’ has won £15,400 in a discrimination claim.

Women are more likely to suffer low confidence and mental health issues as a result of workplace banter, according to research