A DIABETIC who fell asleep at his desk has lost a disability discrimination claim.

Kenneth McBride, 30, said he was harassed by staff at Scottish Power Systems Ltd in Bellshill because he had to test his blood sugar levels throughout the day.

A tribunal heard that on January 25, eight days after starting the job, Mr McBride was more than an hour late for work due to travel difficulties.

After his arrival, team leader Gillian Hogg told him that his pregnant colleague, with whom he shared a computer key board, was concerned that he licked his fingers after checking his blood while at his desk, rather than washing his hands, and requested he carry out the procedure in the gents toilet area instead.

The following week, Mr McBride was two hours late for work and fell asleep during a training session.

Mrs Hogg told the tribunal that on February 7 Mr McBride fell asleep again and when asked if it was related to his diabetes he replied: "No."

Mrs Hogg stated: "I had no option but to let him go."

The Glasgow Employment Tribunal ruled Scottish Power had not been unreasonable.