A lecturer who said she often worked 70-hour weeks has been awarded more than �40,000 in compensation for the stress she was caused. The woman left her post at Henley College, Bell Green, Coventry, in 1998 after suffering a nervous breakdown.
The college was accused of a breach of its duty of care by making the lecturer work too hard.
In a statement, Henley College said it was pleased to settle the matter out of court.
The university and college lecturers' union NATFHE said the woman was asked to take on extra duties on top of her teaching responsibilities.
The union said the college sent her on a stress management course when she complained, but failed to cut her workload.
The college agreed to pay its former worker �43,000 and to pay �37,000 to the Department for Work and Pensions to cover the benefits the woman has received over the past five years.
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