A female police officer has won more than £40,000 after she was told she was a 'problem' because of a condition which stopped her from working in cold weather.
PC Denise Gemmell was 'ambushed' and 'attacked' by her Inspector in a meeting that left her in tears after she explained her health condition prevented her from working in 'inclement' conditions, an employment tribunal found.
PC Gemmell says she had 'no choice' but to phone in sick during winter months because snowy and icy conditions aggravate her neuralgia - a health condition which causes intense nerve pain.
During a meeting with Inspector Stephen Gow, he grilled her over what she meant by 'inclement weather'.
Insp Gow also questioned her condition by asking if she just avoided work 'when you don't fancy the weather?', a tribunal heard.
