Unfair dismissal | AA ordered to pay £24k to autistic worker sacked over 'violent' joke

The AA has been ordered to pay more than £24,000 in compensation after an employment tribunal found it discriminated against a patrol worker with autism, who was dismissed following an inappropriate remark made during a late-night shift.

Mr Adrian Lloyd-Penny began working for the AA in March 2023 as a recovery patrol, based at the Enfield depot. He disclosed at interview that he had autism, which the company accepted as a disability under the Equality Act 2010.