A Scots dad who was unfairly sacked by Glasgow City Council and later took his own life has been posthumously awarded £19,000 by an employment tribunal.Kevin Clark, 49, was suspended from his job as a road sweeper after getting into a fight with colleague John McCoid which left him with a head injury and covered in blood.
His bosses at the council accepted baseless claims that he had been under the influence of alcohol at work and had chased McCoid around the grounds of a depot at Polmadie.
Clark was then sacked and an appeal to overturn the decision was refused.The dad of three from Castlemilk, who went on benefits following his dismissal, took his own life nearly two years after his dismissal.
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