Maria Ward and Gillian Christou claimed their failings in the case of Peter Connelly did not amount to gross misconduct and had argued that they were made scapegoats as a result of the media storm that followed the case.
But a tribunal ruled in favour of the authority, saying it had acted reasonably.
Haringey council dismissed Ward and Christou in April 2009 for gross misconduct.
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