Dental nurse wins £25,000 after co-worker ‘rolled her eyes at her’

A dental nurse has won £25,000 compensation after colleagues’ ‘rude’ and ‘bullying’ behaviour.

A row between two dental workers at an Edinburgh clinic escalated after the two women had a ‘strained’ relationship, an employment tribunal heard.

Jisna Iqbal’s gestures, like repeated eye rolling when her colleague Maureen Howieson, 64, spoke, were found to breach her contract.

Ms Howieson had worked in dentistry for over 40 years, but the ‘strained’ relationship with Mrs Iqbal and the lack of action from her bosses at Great Junction Dental Practice led her to have panic attacks and eventually quit. A panel found that the experienced dental nurse was subjected to ‘rude, isolating, bullying and belittling’ behaviour by Mrs Iqbal.

The tense situation created a ‘hostile working environment’ for