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Man wins case after saying 'top of the morning to ya' - Liverpool Echo
Karl Davies won over £16,000 after an employment tribunal ruled his dismissal was unfair despite mocking a colleague’s Irish accent being deemed blameworthy conduct.
- On August 13, 2024, Karl Davies, then 57, greeted a manager in a mock Irish accent at Oscar Mayer ready meal manufacturing site, Wrexham, and won more than £16,000 for unfair dismissal.
- Millward reported the remark while escorting a red-headed external auditor, prompting Oscar Mayer to investigate alleged racial harassment and dismiss Davies despite his clean record and long service.
- Judge Vincent Ryan said the accent was mocking and reprehensible, noting Davies goaded Millward by repeating the phrase but found no evidence of racial harassment.
- A judge ruled the dismissal unfair on the case's facts and reduced Davies' award by 15% under the Employment Rights Act 1996, leaving £16,490.
- Procedural flaws featured prominently: the tribunal found the investigator inappropriate, witness statements inconsistent, and Davies’ redundancy alongside 100 colleagues was contested.
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Man sacked for saying 'top of the morning to ya' to his manager in Irish accent - Daily Star
A storeman was sacked after saying 'top the morning to ya' to a colleague in a mock Irish accent - but he has now won more than £16,000 after a judge deemed it an unfair dismissal
·United Kingdom
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Worker sacked for saying ‘top of the morning to ya’ wins unfair dismissal claim
He was working at Oscar Mayer in Wrexham when he made the remark to an Irish colleague
·Wrexham, United Kingdom
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