Overview

• Employment Judge Ronald Mackay found Great Junction Dental Practice committed multiple repudiatory breaches that left a hostile working environment unaddressed.
• The panel accepted Maureen Howieson’s account that colleague Jisna Iqbal ignored her, refused tasks and repeatedly rolled her eyes when she spoke.
• Dentist Daniela Siersch corroborated key incidents, including Howieson being visibly upset after x‑rays were snatched from her hands.
• Tensions followed a change of ownership in July 2024 and role shifts that sidelined Howieson, who later suffered a panic attack and was brought to tears at work.
• Howieson resigned in October 2024 after a wage underpayment she viewed as the final straw, and the tribunal upheld her claim of unfair constructive dismissal.