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A firefighter facing the sack over claims he was overweight has been dismissed for failing to get fit enough. A firefighter facing the sack over claims he was overweight has been dismissed for failing to improve his fitness enough.
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 was then 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". Grampian Fire and Rescue said the key issue had been a failure to meet fitness targets, not weight.
At the time, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service said it had a clear fitness policy and had reached its decision after offering support. Peter Murray, the service's assistant chief fire officer, said: "The target was set.
Legally binding "The service had the right to terminate the contract and very sadly that's what we have had to do."
But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian Region, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise". '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. Mr Ogilivie had previously declined to speak, and was unavailable for comment on the decision.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said Mr Oglivie's dismissal was "disappointing and unnecessary".
But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise".
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.""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.Firefighters in the north east of Scotland had previously threatened industrial action in support over the case of Mr Ogilvie.