Let dyslexic staff get to work late, says judge

DYSLEXIC employees should not be forced to turn up to work on time, an employment tribunal has suggested.

Instead, those with the disorder who struggle with timekeeping should be allowed to enjoy more flexible hours.

An employment judge ruled that security guard Raymond Joseph Bryce had been discriminated against after he told bosses his dyslexia was so bad he ‘would be late for his own funeral’.

Mr Bryce insisted he would always be late and asked his managers, private security firm Sentry Consulting Ltd, for ‘leeway’ in turning up 15 or 20 minutes late.

But after a string of incidents they stopped offering him shifts. Mr Bryce, from Stafford, West Midlands, accused them of discrimination and failure to make adjustments for his disability.

His claims have now been upheld by an employment tribunal in Nottingham. Judge Rachel Broughton concluded his dyslexia made it ‘difficult’ for him to wake up early, plan ahead and read the time.

A future hearing will now decide what compensation he is owed.