Bus driver sent home in kilt loses discrimination claim

A Canadian court ruled that the man had not proven working in a kilt was linked to his ancestry
A Canadian court ruled that the man had not proven working in a kilt was linked to his ancestry
ALAMY

Being sent home from work for wearing a kilt is not anti-Scottish discrimination, a court in Canada has ruled.

Tracey Macdonnell, a bus driver from Ontario, thought he would pay tribute to his heritage as part of a charity fundraising casual Friday in October 2017.

However, the sight of his bare knees and hairy legs upset bosses at Grand River Transit and they ordered he go home and change.

Mr Macdonnell, who had worked for the company for 14 years, filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, claiming that he had suffered discrimination.

He testified that he was proud of his Scottish ancestry with his grandmother being born in Glasgow, that he ate haggis and listened to Scottish music regularly.

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