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Evening Standard
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Ted Hennessey

Being called a 'weirdo' is discrimination, judge rules as man is awarded £17,000 at employment tribunal

A children's centre worker who was called a "weirdo" by a colleague has been paid more than £17,000 after a tribunal judge found the comment violated his dignity.

Nicholas James, who is autistic, complained in 2023 to bosses at The Venture in Wrexham that he could not work properly because of music being played at the premises which he said affected his ability to concentrate, the employment tribunal in Cardiff heard.

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