Security guard sues Science Museum for allegedly denying suitable chair

A health assessment concluded that Nowicka was fit to work but found she required a more comfortable chair with arm and back rests. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

A cancer survivor with chronic health problems is suing one of the UK’s most prestigious museums for discrimination for allegedly denying her a suitable chair to sit on when she is at work.

Malina Nowicka, 34, works as a security guard at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London, and has assisted thousands of visitors in the five years she has worked there.