According to the Daily Mail’s report, during the tribunal, it was recounted that “the gist of what was said by [Jacqueline] was that she wanted nothing more to do with the pub and that she would not set foot in the pub again.”
Yet, she didn’t simply walk away. The tribunal heard that “the children went to stay with relatives for a short period whilst the couple talked, as they did that night. In fact, [Jacqueline] never moved out of the pub and the children soon returned.”
Rather than manning the bar as before, Jacqueline’s role at the pub shifted. She took on tasks that lent a hand to the business, like chopping logs, mowing the lawns, and making a single trip to Costco for supplies.
Her husband, meanwhile, continued to pay her a monthly salary of £758, urging her to “think about things” before making any hasty “long-term decisions.”
But four months down the line, things took a turn for the worse. The tribunal learned that Stefan, without so much as a word to Jacqueline, issued her a P45 – that all-important tax form in the UK which employers hand out when an employee leaves a job, detailing income and tax particulars.
