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10/07/2009
Council ordered to reinstate sacked diabetes sufferer |
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A man who lost his job at a school after being accused of viewing sexual images online has won a case against his former employer.
City of Edinburgh Council was ordered to pay £57,000 in compensation and reinstate Alastair Dickson after an employment tribunal ruled that he had been unfairly dismissed and discriminated against because of a disability.
Mr Dickson, 53, suffers from diabetes and is dependent on insulin.
He was accused of accessing the website of men's magazine Maxim in February of last year and dismissed from his £31,000-a-year post at Craigmount High School.
But his GP said low blood sugar levels could have led to hypoglycaemia, the symptoms of which include memory loss and atypical behaviour.
A recent employment law case saw a lesbian couple awarded more than £22,000 between them after claiming they had been taunted at work about their sexuality.
The Telegraph reported that Sharleen Amos reached an out-of-court settlement with Aquatec Rainsoft in Bristol after being fired, while the firm was ordered to pay Beth Moules more than £7,000 for constructive dismissal.
Each woman is also to receive a further £5,000 as compensation for hurt feelings.
Written by Anna Norton
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