Worker found viewing porn demands cash

A COUNCIL worker sacked for watching porn in front of children at an Edinburgh school could receive a £60,000 unfair dismissal payout after blaming his actions on diabetes.

Alistair Dickson, who lives in Joppa, claimed he did not know what he was doing at the time as he was suffering a hypoglycaemic episode after failing to properly control his blood sugar levels.

Edinburgh City Council was ordered to reinstate the 54-year-old and pay 25,000 in compensation after an employment tribunal ruled the authority had been wrong to ignore his medical condition.

But Mr Dickson believes the ruling did not go far enough and plans to press for a larger payout.

The community worker was caught viewing porn in a computer suite at Craigmount High School as a youth group was being shown around the facility.