TCAP Recap: Cummins Confidential : Gareth Hopkinson – The “Independent” Appeal Officer Who Couldn’t Find The Evidence
The Gareth Hopkinson Cummins appeal was supposed to test whether my dismissal was fair. Instead, it became a corporate validation
Nicole Newall Cummins coverage from TCAP, including the Senior HR Adviser’s handling of Occupational Health, grievances and the later tribunal evidence. This archive tracks her documented role in Thompson v Cummins Ltd, case 2501831/2022.
The Gareth Hopkinson Cummins appeal was supposed to test whether my dismissal was fair. Instead, it became a corporate validation
Cummins’ natural gas pivot is sitting in plain sight. Hydrogen fell into a $458 million impairment note, then the newsroom
One hundred days ago, TCAP took its first birthday victory lap. I promised a surgical summer. Since then, 161 more
Cummins “owning up to our messes” would be a lovely idea. It would also be a fucking first. Specifically, on
Nicole Newall did not look sinister when she gave evidence. She seemed measured, polite and perhaps even nice. Fine. TCAP
Michael Abbott did not inherit a tidy employee-relations file. He inherited a sick employee, a broken Occupational Health process, disputed
Easter 2021 felt like stepping into a war zone. The Darlington plant was crawling back from a freak electrical fault