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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It is a foreseeable consequence of discriminatory treatment that an employee will become upset and demotivated, holds a Birmingham industrial tribunal (Chair: A J McCarry) in Bains v Amber Leisure Ltd, finding that the dismissal of an ethnic minority employee for redundancy was unlawful discrimination even though he had requested it.
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