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Employer ordered to pay $3,000 for terminating trainee based on perceived disability.
The applicant alleged discrimination in employment based on disability after being terminated from her position as a cleaner during her training period.
The respondent claimed the termination was due to poor performance and dishonesty about an illness.
The Tribunal found that the respondent perceived the applicant to have endometriosis requiring surgery, and that this perception was a factor in the decision to terminate her employment.
Although no wage loss was established, the Tribunal awarded $3,000 for injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect.
