Speke police station covered his desk in Dolly Parton photographs because he only worked from 9am to 5pm. PC Knox, a father-of-four, worked nine to five hours so he could care for his children and for his elderly mother.
PC Knox claimed his friend, identified only as PC Rylands, teased him about his hours between November 2016 and January 2017.
An employment tribunal report, published on Tuesday, said: "It struck [PC Rylands] as remarkable that PC Knox had been able to secure a nine to five shift pattern within the Target Team. READ MORE: Fury after police officer struck by van in hit-and-run incident "PC Rylands started teasing PC Knox good-naturedly, by making references to the famous Dolly Parton song, "9 To 5". "He whistled the song in PC Knox's presence and printed a picture of Dolly Parton to which he added the words "nine to five" and placed it on his workstation. "PC Knox later moved to Huyton police station, but clashed with senior officers over this hours.
PC Knox claimed that on February 22 2017 that he was 'grilled' about his personal circumstances when he said he was unable to work two early shifts.
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