By Andrew Levy For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:05 BST, 26 May 2019 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 26 May 2019
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A headteacher was sacked after her husband's building company was awarded £500,000 of work at her school, an employment tribunal has heard.
Ruth Ejvet allegedly allowed a £145,000 contract to go through without considering other bids despite knowing it was against government guidelines.
The three-phase project, which involved a two-storey extension with a new boardroom, staffroom and toilets, went ahead in 2017 despite alleged shortages of teaching staff and resources including IT equipment and interactive whiteboards.
Ruth Ejvet was headteacher at the school when her husband Nish was awarded building contracts worth £500,000
But the work allegedly resulted in 'stinking' toilets and £100,000 had to be spent to put right problems, the tribunal heard.
In 2014 a development was signed off in favour of her husband Nish, despite it being the most expensive of four bids, it was claimed. In total, his firm, Elite Building and Maintenance Services, was awarded £500,000 of work at St Margaret's Church of England School in Barking, east London.
The tribunal was held after Mrs Ejvet, 57, claimed she was unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct. She is suing Genesis Education Trust for £1,194,000, alleging that she was sacked for making 23
