Sainsbury’s manager awarded £12k for being left off International Men’s Day post praising male leaders

Darren Cooper told a tribunal he had ‘orange blood’, in reference to the Sainsbury’s branding - (PA)

A Sainsbury’s store manager has been awarded nearly £12,000 after an employment tribunal found he was “humiliated” by being excluded from his boss’s International Men’s Day social media post.

Darren Cooper was on leave for anxiety when his regional director shared a post celebrating male leaders who “all show up for work each day, put on a name badge and provide support, guidance and leadership”.