Equality, diversity and human rights

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• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  "Thick Paddy" insults unlawful

  An Irishman who was subjected to repeated anti-Irish remarks by his supervisor and other colleagues which led to him seeking medical attention for stress, and who was then dismissed because he did not "fit in", was unlawfully discriminated against, rules a Nottingham industrial tribunal (Chair: J M Coulson) in McAuley v Auto Alloys Foundry Ltd and Taylor.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Man loses claim based on woman swearing

  A petrol station worker who was embarrassed by his manageress using the word "fuck" did not suffer a detriment within the meaning of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, according to a Southampton industrial tribunal (Chair: J Hollow) in Picariello v Star Service Stations Ltd.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Remark racially abusive

  A black railway worker who was called a "black cunt" by an employee of a subcontractor during an incident was discriminated against on grounds of race, a London South industrial tribunal (Chair: E R Donnelly) in Bellinfantie v British Rail rules.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Race bias against equality job applicant

  A Pakistani applicant who unsuccessfully applied for the post of senior equality adviser was discriminated against on the grounds of race, rules a Nottingham industrial tribunal majority (Chair: J H Bellis) in Ayub v Nottinghamshire County Council.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Successful boys would "fit in"

  In Bishop v The Cooper Group plc a London South industrial tribunal (Chair: E R Donnelly), hearing "alarm bells" when told that the successful male candidates for apprenticeships in a wholly male environment would "fit in", rules that a teenage girl was turned down because of her sex.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dismissed because of personal relationships

  In Jewess v JSB Electrical plc, a Manchester industrial tribunal (Chair: E T Connolly) rules that a woman who was dismissed because her relationship with a former male employee who had left to work for a competitor was still continuing and her employer believed that information about the business would be passed to the competitor was not unlawful discrimination.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Motion for Asians to be replaced by "Africans"

  A local councillor who tabled a motion calling for Asian employees in "s. 11 posts" to be replaced by "black officers of African origin" acted unlawfully, rules a London North industrial tribunal (Chair: M H Don) in Commission for Racial Equality v Nyaga.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  "Sound race policy" at Asda

  Asda Stores Ltd was not liable for the racially "offensive and derogatory remark" made by one of its store supervisors to a black contract cleaner, rules a Birmingham industrial tribunal (Chair: B L Owen) in Taylor v Asda Stores Ltd.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Girl trainee mechanic awarded over £24,000

  A teenage girl who was turned down for an apprenticeship as a garage mechanic is awarded compensation of £24,389, including £3,500 for injury to feelings, by a London South industrial tribunal (Chair: E R Donnelly) in Bishop v The Cooper Group plc.

• Date:

  1 September 1994

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  £10,000 for harassment

  Compensation of £10,000 has been awarded by a Leeds industrial tribunal (Chair: P A Morris) in Miss A and Miss B v R1 and R2 to each of two employees in respect of injury to feelings resulting from sexual harassment.