Overview
- Simon Bailey served 27 years with Avon Fire and Rescue Service before receiving a final written warning and downgrade for not stopping colleagues from saying ‘fireman’.
- He resigned from the service and lodged a constructive dismissal claim at a Bristol employment tribunal, which has yet to issue a ruling.
- The disciplinary probe was launched following firefighter Sasha Acheson’s sexual harassment and discrimination claim against the same station.
- Acheson won her tribunal case earlier this year and is due to receive more than £50,000 after a crew manager was found to have made offensive remarks.
- The legal disputes underscore broader tensions over enforcing gender-neutral language and tackling workplace culture in public safety organisations.