Deaf man awarded £50,000 damages after mistreatment by jobcentre officials | Employment tribunals
A severely hearing-impaired man has been awarded £50,000 damages after a judge ruled he suffered “personal attacks” by hostile employment agency staff who refused him specialist help in finding work. Paul Rimmer, who communicates primarily in British Sign Language (BSL) and has limited reading and writing skills, was subjected to “oppressive” and unlawful behaviour by […]