Tribunal throws out former cop's sex discrimination case

An employment tribunal has thrown out a former police officer's allegations of of sex discrimination because she waited too long to file her claim.

Kerry Anne Best served in the Manx Constabulary until 2015, when she resigned.

The time limit for lodging a compensation claim is three months - however the tribunal heard she'd waited almost two years.

In evidence she said she didn't know police officers could lodge claims for sex discrimination.

Mrs Best said she'd not received special payments from the organisation, and hadn't been allowed to go to an advocate's appointment to sign documents relating to a house purchase.

She also said insufficient allowance had been made for a disability she'd suffered during a difficult pregnancy.

The police denied all the claims saying Mrs Best had ignored an order to keep her appointment - and that it would be unfair to proceed with the claim after so long.

Douglas Stewart, the tribunal chairman, said some of the evidence dated back six years, and Mrs Best could easily have found out about her employment rights.

He dismissed the claim.