A six-foot tall Tesco worker has won just almost £50,000 in a sex discrimination case after he was trapped in a room and 'intimidated' by his 5ft 4ins female boss.
Toby King's complaints that manager Jo Francis 'falsely imprisoned' him at work were ridiculed by bosses who thought 'a big man' couldn't be frightened by a 'little pregnant woman'.
But a tribunal ruled he was a victim of sex discrimination as his bosses didn't take Mr King's complaint seriously because of the difference in size.
The supermarket giant has now been ordered to pay him a total of £47,690.61 in compensation, including more than £31,000 for 'injury to feelings'.
Ms Francis, who was five months pregnant at the time, put her 'foot against the door' and 'physically prevented' Mr King from leaving the room during a discussion about him working extra hours, an employment tribunal heard.
Mr King was 'vulnerable' as he suffered from PTSD after he was 'held hostage' while working for the Prison Service - and Tesco managers including Ms Francis knew about his condition.
Toby King, a six-foot tall Tesco worker has won just almost £50,000 in a sex discrimination case after he was trapped in a room and 'intimidated' by his 5ft 4ins female boss (file picture)
He was later sacked after he continually failed to show up for work, saying the incident had triggered a 'relapse' and meant he couldn't leave the house 'without crying'.
The Watford tribunal heard Mr King began working as a customer assistant at a Tesco store in Aylesbury, Bucks, in May 2018.
It was told he also had another job with Aylesbury Fire Service and was studying to become an electrician.
Mr King had periods of absence at work due to a change in his PTSD medication and Ms Francis knew he suffered from the condition after his 'bad experience' with the Prison Service, the tribunal was told.
In December 2018, Mr King was 'berated' on the shop floor by her for being 'inflexible' in offering 'additional hours in the run up to Christmas'.
He told the tribunal this was 'a slap in the face' as he had tried to be 'as flexible as he could be' whilst balancing his other commitments.
Later that day Mr King agreed to talk with Ms Francis in a staff room to discuss his attitude in regards to working additional shifts.
But during the meeting, Mr
