Tribunal awards £550,000 over unfairly dismissal

A park worker in London who suffered from learning difficulties has been awarded compensation of £550,000 at an employment tribunal. At the hearing, it was alleged that the employer had used a system for selecting employees for redundancy that was weighted against disabled workers. It included such things as whether staff drove a car and the number of days they had been absent from work. The tribunal found he had been unfairly dismissed.