Weininger Irwin, who won the first series of Gladiators in 1992, was sacked without warning over email when Ilford Sports Club run out of cash during the Covid-19 shutdown.
Weininger Irwin and his wife Janice ran the Ilford Sports Club in east London. The pair were sacked without consultation during lockdown while on furloughThe first ever champion of the iconic 1990s show Gladiators and his wife have won more than £15,000 after successfully suing a London sports club.
Weininger Irwin was sacked without warning over email when the sports club he managed with his wife ran out of money during the pandemic READ MORE: Britain's first Gladiator champion wins unfair dismissal case Advertisement Ilford Sports Club was ordered to pay Mr Irwin £6,480.19 and Mrs Irwin £8,865.91.
An East London employment tribunal heard the Irwins - who have four children - took over as sole managers of Ilford Sports Club in 2015 and were responsible for its running, including the bar and functions. In March 2020, the Irwins were furloughed during the Covid pandemic, and the club's finances plummeted as it was 'was no longer able to take bookings for use of the premises or operate a bar'.Mr Irwin, now 60, and his wife Janice - an ex-World and European Karate Champion - had been working '92 hours per week' as sole managers of Ilford Sports Club in east London
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