'Best tech employer of the year' threatened trainee with £15k penalty fee for quitting to look after his sick mum

And Sparta Global then didn't bother turning up to the Employment Tribunal

A company hailed as the UK's top tech employer tried to diddle a former trainee out of £2,000 in unlawfully withheld back pay – and a judge was startled when he discovered how Sparta Global treats its new hires.…

from The Register