Disabled employee wins compensation from Abercrombie & Fitch 
BBC – 13/08/2009
A woman who was made to work in a shop’s stockroom because her prosthetic arm did not fit with the company’s image, has won her claim for harassment.
Riam Dean told the Central London employment tribunal that a manager at the Abercrombie and Fitch store in London’s Saville Row had originally given permission to wear a cardigan to cover her false arm. However, she was later told this did not fit with the company’s ‘look’ policy and was told to work in the stockroom. Miss Dean subsequently resigned.
The tribunal ruled that Miss Dean had been unlawfully harassed for a reason related to her disability, but it rejected her claim for direct disability discrimination. On top of £136 basic compensation and £1,077 for loss of earnings, the tribunal awarded Miss Dean £6,800 for hurt feelings.
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