Tesco | Firm embroiled in HR furore as disabled worker wins £45k discrimination payout

An ex-Tesco worker has been awarded a huge pay-out after a tribunal ruled he was the victim of disability discrimination.

As first reported by Teeside Live, Craig West has been awarded more than £45,000 following a legal ruling, which found he was discriminated against by bosses at the supermarket where he worked.

According to the legal documents, West’s primary complaint was that the company forced him to work his weekly contracted hours over the span of five days, rather than his requested three days.

Employment judges in Middlesbrough ruled that this decision contravened the Equality Act 2010, which stated a person (P) has a disability if— "(a) P has a physical or mental impairment, and (b)the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities."