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Irish woman wins more than £23k after being racially harassed at work
Bernadette Hayes was awarded £23,000 after enduring repeated racial slurs from her manager, which caused work-related stress and led to her dismissal, the tribunal found.
- An Irish bookkeeper, Bernadette Hayes, was awarded £23k after an employment tribunal found she had been racially harassed by her boss, Mick Atkins, who repeatedly shouted 'potato' at her 'in a strong Irish accent'.
- Atkins also used terms like 'paddy', 'stupid paddy', and 'pikey', which the judge deemed 'overtly linked to race' and 'offensive and humiliating'.
- Hayes said the abuse made her feel 'small, insecure, violated and extremely anxious', leading to work-related stress, while Atkins claimed the proceedings were 'nonsense'.
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