A COLOUR-blind man snubbed for a police job because of his sight is fighting for the right to claim sex discrimination.
A COLOUR-blind man snubbed for a police job because of his sight is fighting for the right to claim sex discrimination.
Robin Dixon, 26, from East Kilbride has already lost a disability discrimination claim against Strathclyde Police after his application was rejected due to his vision.
But he now wants to claim indirect sex discrimination as many more males are affected by colour blindness than females.
He claims he only found out about a similar case against an English police force after his disability discrimination claim was thrown out.
But Strathclyde Police argued yesterday at a Glasgow employment tribunal the case should not be heard as the complaint is too late.
His job application was rejected in November 2005 but he did not lodge his sex discrimination claim until October 2006.
