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| 'Overweight' firefighter sacked | 'Overweight' firefighter sacked |
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| A firefighter facing the sack over claims he was overweight has been dismissed after failing to slim down, a union has revealed. | |
| Kevin Ogilvie was initially dismissed in 2008 after 22 years with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. | Kevin Ogilvie was initially dismissed in 2008 after 22 years with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. |
| He had been kept on under conditions which included a three month period in which to become fit. | He had been kept on under conditions which included a three month period in which to become fit. |
| The Fire Brigades Union said Mr Oglivie had now been dismissed, a move branded "disappointing and unnecessary". | |
| At the time, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service said it had a clear fitness policy and had reached its decision after offering support. | At the time, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service said it had a clear fitness policy and had reached its decision after offering support. |
| Legally binding | |
| But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian Region, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise". | But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian Region, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise". |
| It came after a period of three months which contained legally binding conditions for Mr Ogilvie to meet, including a condition of fitness. | It came after a period of three months which contained legally binding conditions for Mr Ogilvie to meet, including a condition of fitness. |
| He told BBC Scotland: "The three months stay of execution was unachievable, they had set the bar too high and it was designed to fail. | He told BBC Scotland: "The three months stay of execution was unachievable, they had set the bar too high and it was designed to fail. |
| "We would have preferred to see a period of nine to 12 months." | |
| Firefighters in the north east of Scotland had previously threatened industrial action in support over the case of Mr Ogilvie. |