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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Woman wins payout after boss coughed in her face during Covid pandemic

A yellow Covid warning sign  in Cardiff, Wales, during the pandemic
A Covid warning sign in Cardiff during the pandemic. The woman had asked colleagues to socially distance from her because of her medical conditions. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

An employer has been told to pay more than £26,000 to a former worker for deliberately coughing in her face during the Covid pandemic.

Kevin Davies – the father of the Wales rugby player Gareth Davies – set out to “ridicule and intimidate” the woman over her health concerns, a tribunal heard.

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