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A Starbucks employee has won a disability discrimination case against the coffee giant, after problems arising from her dyslexia led her to make mistakes. The employment tribunal found that Meseret Kumulchew had been discriminated against and accused of falsifying documents. She worked as a supervisor at a Starbucks branch in Clapham, south London, where she was required to enter a record of refrigerator and water temperatures at specific times on a duty roster. After recording incorrect information her employer accused her of falsifying documents. Her dyslexia meant she had difficulties with reading, writing, and telling the time. She had been given lesser duties and told to retrain, which left her feeling suicidal, the tribunal heard. The judgment against Starbucks will be followed by a separate hearing to determine compensation levels. Kumulchew, who had always made it known to her employer that she was dyslexic, told BBC News: "There was a point that I wanted to commit suicide. I am not a fraud. "The name fraud itself shouldn't exist for me. It's quite serious. I nearly ended my life. But I had to think of my kids. I know I'm not a fraud. I just made a mistake." The tribunal found Starbucks had failed to
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