At the Tribunal | |
Before
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ELIAS
MR N D WILLIS
MISS S M WILSON CBE
APPELLANT | |
2) DR STEPHEN JAMES COX |
RESPONDENTS |
Transcript of Proceedings
JUDGMENT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
For the Appellant | MR D PANESAR (Of Counsel) Appearing under the Employment Law Appeal Advice Scheme |
MR JUSTICE ELIAS
"In January the Applicant claimed that a technician referred him as Saddam Hussain. This is of course a deeply insulting and wounding remark to have made but unfortunately we have no evidence before us other than the Applicant's word and of course that stands as to who said it or in what circumstances. Certainly there is nothing in that that can be attributable to the first Respondent so as to make it vicariously liable. He also alleged that certain other individuals with whom he had had dealings had discriminated against him on grounds of race."
The Industrial Tribunal rejected his claims. They held that there had been no race discrimination at all and that he had been treated the way he had because it was considered on reasonable grounds that he was not up to the job.