Cavity Wall Claims Solicitors

An AA recovery driver with autism who was dismissed after jokingly saying he would like to drop two colleagues out of a window has won his discrimination case.

Adrian Lloyd-Penny, 42, made the comment about dropping Lyndon Tyler, a night manager, and Dave Boddison, a dispatcher, "from a third-storey b----- window" during a heated phone call with a colleague. He later explained that his autism had "flared up" in response to a mistake he thought they had made.

A teacher suffering from long Covid has been awarded more than £42,000 in compensation after being unfairly dismissed for excessive absences. Joanna White told an employment tribunal that when she raised concerns about her health, her deputy headteacher told her she "just had to get on with it."

Preventing an autistic police officer from undergoing firearms training was an act of discrimination, a tribunal has ruled. PC Lauren Crawford, an officer with Cumbria Police and an international karate player for England, was denied the opportunity due to concerns her neurodiverse condition might pose challenges in high-pressure scenarios, despite strong endorsements from her supervisors and experienced firearms officers.

The tribunal found the decision by Deputy Chief Constable Mark Webster of Cumbria Police to be "puzzling" and noted "overwhelming evidence" that PC Crawford was fully capable of completing the firearms course. As a result, she successfully sued the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary for disability discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and disability harassment. She was awarded £21,000 in compensation along with an undisclosed sum for loss of earnings.