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Council manager sues for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination

Published 13/05/2008

A former council manager who was sacked when he was in hospital with bipolar disorder is suing for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination, it has been revealed.

According to reports in the Evening Gazette, Russell Aylott was sent a letter terminating his employment on the grounds of "capability of health" by his department head Sue Daniels.

She told an employment tribunal that the decision to sack Mr Aylott was "collective" and that senior council officials did not feel his condition would stabilise sufficiently for him to return to work.

Ms Daniels also denied a claim made by Mr Aylott that his sacking had been an "incredibly humiliating way of getting rid of somebody from employment".

He had been on sick leave for over four months when he was invited to attend a disciplinary hearing in September 2006.

The hearing continues.

Previously referred to as manic depression, bipolar disorder is a condition that affects sufferers' moods and leads to periods of depression and mania.

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