A man with cerebral palsy receives a £25,000 settlement in a disability discrimination case against his former employer Home Bargains in Armagh
Ryan Walker said he had gone from "enjoying a job for three years to dreading going into work"
He had informed the firm that he needed to be physically active to manage his disability but he was later moved from stacking shelves to working on tills.The company told BBC News NI: "We consider this to be a private matter and out of respect for the individual's privacy we will not be providing any comment or further information on this case."
He said that being in an active role in which he could keep moving would help him to manage the effect of his cerebral palsy.But in late 2020 he was asked by the company to cover the tills and to work extra hours.Mr Walker said that he was happy to help on the tills but could only do so for short periods of time due to his disability.
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