4 day week furore | Father awarded £20k after colleagues gossiped about his flexible hours

A father has won over £20,000 in compensation after colleagues joked and “gossiped” about his flexible working hours, which were designed to help him care for his baby daughter.

Mr Courtney Rawlins, a former delivery driver for DPD Group UK Ltd, brought claims of harassment related to his sex, arguing that gossip from colleagues and negative comments from management about his reduced hours created a hostile working environment.