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A firefighter was offered a payout after referring to a gay colleague as half a man (Getty/Paul Ellis) A firefighter who was sacked after calling his short, gay colleague “half a man” has been awarded more than £12,000 by an employment tribunal. Philip Staines was fired by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service for breaching conduct rules by making several offensive remarks to colleagues. The final straw came after he nicknamed fellow fireman Jonny Metcalfe “Arthur man, half a man”, while already on written warning for inappropriate language. Staines insisted the offensive nickname was “just banter” because of Metcalfe’s short stature, and denied it was in any way a homophobic reference to his sexuality. ....
A firefighter who was sacked after offending a short, gay colleague by calling him half a man has been awarded more than £12,000 by an employment tribunal. Philip Staines nicknamed fellow fireman Jonny Metcalfe Arthur in reference to his size, but Mr Metcalfe took it to be a derogatory reference to his sexuality. An employment tribunal heard that when a colleague asked Mr Staines why he called him half a man , Mr Staines replied well, I can t call him Stumpy or Dwarf . When concerned colleagues flagged his behaviour to bosses at North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Mr Staines claimed it was just banter . ....
Phillip Staines insisted he referred to his colleague of 16 years as Arthur because of their height difference. Johnny Metcalfe took it to be a derogatory reference to his sexuality. ....