Race discrimination

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• Date:

  1 June 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Council's "blatant and bad case of discrimination"

  A local council unlawfully discriminated against an Asian job applicant when it rejected his application in favour of a white applicant, even though he was the highest-scoring candidate in the interview, rules a Manchester industrial tribunal (Chair: C T Grazin) in Umerji v Blackburn Borough Council.

• Date:

  1 June 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dismissal for refusing to speak English lawful

  An Asian worker who was dismissed for refusing to comply with an instruction to speak in English was not unlawfully discriminated against, holds a Birmingham industrial tribunal (Chair: A J McCarry) in Shah v George Grassic t/a The Suite Factory.

• Date:

  1 June 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Council policy to reduce number of black managers

  An officer in charge of a children's home was selected for redundancy in pursuance of the council's policy to reduce the number of black persons in management, a London (North) industrial tribunal (Chair: B A Calvert QC) finds in Philip v London Borough of Brent.

• Date:

  1 June 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Irving followed

  In Cobham v Forest Healthcare NHS Trust the EAT says that it is bound to follow the test of vicarious liability laid down by the Court of Appeal in Irving v The Post Office.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Sacked for objecting to racist video

  A bar worker dismissed for complaining about the playing of a video recording which included racist jokes was unlawfully discriminated against, rules a Manchester industrial tribunal (Chair: J M Q Hepworth) in Ampadu v Mullane.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Refusal to use non-Muslim interpreters for Bosnian Muslims lawful

  The failure to offer a non-Muslim Bosnian a work experience placement with Bosnian Muslim refugees was discrimination on grounds of religion and thus not unlawful, rules a Reading industrial tribunal (Chair: J G Hollow) in Kesar v (1) British Red Cross (2) Refugee Council.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Pakistani doctor discriminated against

  A Pakistani doctor who was not shortlisted for a medical post because he could not meet the job requirements was unlawfully indirectly discriminated against, rules an Edinburgh industrial tribunal (Chair: S Krietman) in Mian v Common Services Agency and Brotherston.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Victimised for accusing MD of being a racist

  A black employee was unlawfully victimised when he was barred from his company's bonus scheme after he accused his managing director of being a racist, rules a London (North) industrial tribunal (Chair: P R K Menon) in Leacock v Zeller & Sons plc.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Asian wouldn't 'fit in'

  A Sri Lankan-born candidate was discriminated against when his application for the post of director of community services was turned down, a Bury St Edmunds industrial tribunal (Chair: D R Crome) has ruled in Abraham v Fenland District Council.

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Failure to shortlist unlawful

  A failure to shortlist a black employee for interview for the job of senior social worker was unlawful discrimination, rules a Nottingham industrial tribunal (Chair: D R Sneath) in Charles v Nottinghamshire County Council.