A retired University of Manitoba music professor who was accused of sexual assault has won a payout from his former employer.

Steve Kirby filed a union grievance against the university after he left his tenured position in 2017.

He claimed the university violated his privacy and an arbitrator agreed.

An arbitrator says Kirby is entitled to $286,000 in damages from the university.

Kirby was arrested and charged in 2018 after a former student went to police, but the Crown later stayed the charge.