Asda has had to apologise to a Ukrainian woman who was subjected to racial discrimination while working at its Accrington store. They were also order to pay the woman £62,000.
An employment tribunal judge ruled that Svitlana Henderson was targeted due to her nationality and ultimately was constructively unfairly dismissed from her role as reported by Lancashire Live.
A claim of ‘direct discrimination’ due to race, however, was unsuccessful. According to Judge Jennifer Ainscough’s ruling, the harassment was carried out by two managers and that the majority of the offending behaviour took place behind closed doors. Ms Henderson, who is from Ukraine, worked with Asda for 15 years, with the majority of that time spent at the Blackburn store.
