Elbowed fireman's fightback.Byline: JAMES TAIT A FIREFIGHTER sacked over harassment claims has launched his own sex discrimination case. Tony Reilly was fired after complaints by recruits at the national fire school, where he was an instructor. His sacking in 2003 came after an inquiry heard claims about bullying and sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries. at the base, in Gullane, East Lothian East Lothian (lō`thēən), council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became (1975) part of the new Lothian region, . Reilly, 40, later won an appeal to a fire board tribunal. But bosses have refused to reinstate the dad-of-two, from Hawick, in the Borders. Now, he has taken his case to an employment tribunal, claiming he would have been treated differently if he had been a woman. Lothian and Borders Lothian and Borders is an area in south-east Scotland consisting of the East Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian areas (collectively known as Lothian) along with the Scottish Borders. firemaster Brian Allaway is named in papers for the action, which were lodged last week. Yesterday, a brigade insider said: "This has raised a few eyebrows." |
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