A charity director has denied claims she sacked two charity founders to give her carpet salesman boyfriend the job of chief executive.

An employment tribunal in Glasgow heard accusations that Lesley Carmody had ousted the parents of murdered schoolgirl Amanda Duffy from a charity set up in her memory, in order to enable partner Neil Moore to step into the top role at the Lanarkshire-based bereavement charity Petal (People Experiencing Trauma and Loss), according to several reports in the Scottish national press.

The tribunal was brought by founder Joe Duffy, who was sacked last July following a disciplinary hearing that accused him of of financial irregularities and aggressive behaviour.

Carmody has been accused of moving her partner from an unpaid role to one with a substantial salary, while Joe Duffy faces accusations that he was aggressive to a staff member and used his own company to provide services to the charity.

According to a blog post on the charity's website, Moore was appointed to the role of chief executive in January 2015. He was previously a non-executive director and chair.

The post in January said: "Neil Moore brings with him many years of experience and fresh ideas. Neil has been a director on the Petal board as well as being Chairperson for several years."

Petal was approached by Civil Society News for comment but did not respond by the time of publication.

The tribunal continues.