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'Pain in a***' | Bullied scientist awarded £60k after being given offensive nickname by colleagues

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Bullied scientist awarded £60k after being given offensive nickname by colleagues

An NHS scientist has been awarded almost £60,000 after her colleagues gave her an offensive nickname on a work spreadsheet.

An employment tribunal heard Ubah Jama was dubbed ‘paininarse’ on an internal spreadsheet which was accessible across two hospitals.

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