Townsville worker sacked for alleged "masturbatory act" loses discrimination claim
Advertisement A warehouse worker sacked for allegedly masturbating at work has lost a legal challenge in which he claimed he was being discriminated against because he was actually scratching a rash in his pubic area. Daniel Whipps was caught on CCTV at work at the Battery Store Australia's Townsville warehouse in October 2018 with his shorts pulled down to his thigh, holding a mobile phone in his right hand and reaching down his pants with his left. A Queensland industrial commissioner dismissed the claim. Credit:iStock An industrial commissioner found that, while Mr Whipps previously had a...