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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

Couple Sues Waitrose for 'Discrimination' After They Were 'Sacked for Having Tanned Skin' — Here's the Truth

Peter Hedger and Katerina Dimitrova took the John Lewis Partnership to court. (Credit: Pexels)

A Birmingham employment tribunal has rejected race discrimination claims brought by two Waitrose employees who alleged they were dismissed for looking 'too tanned' after an unauthorised holiday to Bulgaria. The tribunal ruled that their sacking was solely due to workplace absence, not racial bias.

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