A teenager who was “treated like a child” when she was sacked after wearing trainers to work has won almost £30,000 at an employment tribunal. Elizabeth Benassi successfully sued her former employers for victimisation after she was 'unfairly tackled' by business manager Ishrat Ashraf over her footwear. The tribunal, held in Croydon, heard Ms Benassi was 18 when she joined Maximus UK Services - which works for the Department of Work and Pensions in August 2020. The firm helps to get people back