Hospital porter sacked for not wearing face mask loses unfair dismissal claim

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Hospital porter sacked for not wearing face mask loses unfair dismissal claim

Graham Fordham refused to wear face covering during Covid pandemic because he said it made him anxious

A hospital porter of 20 years who was sacked after refusing to wear a face mask during the Covid pandemic because it made him anxious has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination.

The claims of Graham Fordham, who was laid off by his employer, Compass Group, after being off work for nine months, were rejected by an employment tribunal, which found the company had acted lawfully.

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