The claimant, a Sikh, had reacted to racial abuse on a works outing. A company policy, when considering an allegation of violence in the work place, of looking at the employee’s behaviour and ignoring provocation was not race specific. A person claiming race discrimination under such a policy would have to show that a person of a different race would have been treated differently under such a policy. The policy was not race specific and so was not directly discriminatory.
Citations:
Times 21-Jun-2000, Gazette 22-Jun-2000, [2000] EWCA Civ 183
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Sidhu v Aerospace Composite Technology Ltd EAT 10-Nov-1999
An assault on a company sponsored day out could be within the course of employment. Exclusion by the employer of consideration that the assault might be racially motivated, was itself race-specific and discriminatory. . .
Cited by:
Appealed to – Sidhu v Aerospace Composite Technology Ltd EAT 10-Nov-1999
An assault on a company sponsored day out could be within the course of employment. Exclusion by the employer of consideration that the assault might be racially motivated, was itself race-specific and discriminatory. . .
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Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147216