Speed-van operator loses discrimination case over being denied time off for MMA event

Desmond Murphy, who worked as a monitoring operator with GoSafe until March 2020, claimed the company had ignored his disability when he sought to participate in an MMA course aimed at strengthening his wellbeing.

A speed-van operator who claimed his obesity and associated mental health issues constituted a disability took a discrimination case against his former employer after being denied time off to take part in a mixed martial arts charity challenge.

Desmond Murphy, who worked as a monitoring operator with GoSafe until March 2020, claimed the company had ignored his disability when he sought to participate in an MMA course aimed at strengthening his wellbeing.