British veteran turned prison officer who was sacked without a final warning after taking 98 days off with PTSD wins £82,000 payout
- Posted on April 28, 2026
- By Daily Mail
- 0 Views
- 1 min read
A former military bombardier deployed across Iraq, Afghanistan and European operations secured an £82,000 compensation settlement after being terminated from his prison officer position without proper disciplinary procedure. The veteran, employed at HMP Manchester for nearly five years, suffered unfair dismissal when management failed to issue a final written warning before firing him over 98 days of PTSD-related absence, highlighting systemic failures in workplace mental health support for service personnel.
Summary auto-generated by AI from the original publisher's content. Editorial standards.