'Humiliated' fire brigade boss loses case after being rapped for use of word 'fireman' View 2 Images

An "old-fashioned" senior firefighter who failed to call out colleagues who 'belittled' a female employee has lost his unfair dismissal case.

Simon Bailey, 58, who managed a station at the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, was given a written warning after failing to challenge crew members using the word "fireman" to Sasha Acheson.

Ms Acheson, who is a former England rugby player, had gone to the watch manager for help to stop her colleagues' 'sexism'.

She claimed she was also called 'a stick with tits'.

But Bailey, with 30 years experience, failed to take action against the colleagues and was himself given a written warning.

Bailey was taken to a disciplinary hearing in June 2023 for

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