Mark Hedley
In this episode, we examine newspaper coverage of two HIV/AIDS-related discrimination claims brought before British employment tribunals in 2000. In the first case, supermarket manager Mark Hedley was placed on "garden leave"—preventing him from returning to work—after the supermarket chain learned of his diagnosis, acting out of an irrational prejudice that the store's sales figures would slump if his status became public. In the second case, Michael Scott, a young graphic designer working as a general assistant, alleged that his employer forced him to wear surgical gloves and a boiler suit once they discovered his HIV/AIDS status.
Michael Scott
Mark Hedley v Aldi Supermarkets
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Michael Scott v Barker & Stonehouse
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