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On the lighter side..........?

Outrageous and unusual employment claims

Football Fever not an illness - says Judge!

An Australian man has failed in his court bid to claim "football fever" was an illness that made it necessary for him to miss work. Nathan Anderson, a fan of Essendon  Melbourne, claimed the prospect of working during a crucial game for his team had caused him great distress and had a signed medical certificate to support his case. However, the casino that employed Anderson sacked him leading him to sue for wrongful dismissal.
The judge deemed that the termination of employment had been "unfortunate but fair".

Tony Blair, Jehovah's Witnesses and Delusional Litigants

What do Tony Blair and the Jehovah's Witnesses have in common? Well, according to the Claimant in Johnson v Edwardian International Hotels they conspired with his employer to dismiss him from his job as a hotel kitchen porter.

The tribunal, which suspected that the Claimant was "delusional", invited the Official Solicitor to investigate whether the Claimant had sufficient mental capacity to litigate his claim.

Overweight Firefighter sacked.

(Perhaps this should not be included in "On the lighter side"!)
Kevin Ogilvie, a fireman with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, who was sacked for being too overweight has been offered his job back following the intervention of the Fire Brigades Union. There are "undisclosed" conditions attached to his return - believed to be a requirement to lose weight. Given the many studies and reports on the increase in obesity in the UK, this type of dismissal could well become more commonplace.

Too clever?? 

An American judge has dismissed a claim from a man who was turned down by a police force... because he scored too high on an intelligence test!!