Police worker seeks compensation for lack of reasonable adjustments in the force

14th June 2010

A disabled employee of Staffordshire Police has launched compensation proceedings against the force's authority, claiming it did not provide her with an ergonomic chair to help her back ache.

Kerry Redman, 37, has severe sciatica, is registered as disabled and needs morphine patches to assist with the pain, the Sentinel reports.

Attending a Birmingham employment tribunal on crutches, the 37-year-old told the hearing that she had to resign from her position as a court evidence processor because not enough was done to support her.

"All I wanted was a special chair to ease my back pains," she remarked.

However, human resources official with Staffordshire Police Pam Glenn noted she did not believe claims that Ms Redman was disabled at the time in question, "although she was dragging a leg around at one stage".

This comes after a survey by Brighton and Hove City Council found that disabled employees in the area are more likely to feel discriminated against than other non-disabled personnel, the Argus reported.

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