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Levi Winchester

Tyre fitter wins £22,000 payout for being called 'lazy old white guy' by colleague

A tyre fitter has been awarded over £22,000 in compensation after a black colleague called him an "lazy old white guy".

An employment tribunal ruled that Barry Moore, 55, was the victim of race and age discrimination following the comment by his colleague Desmond Owusu.

Mr Owusu was also alleged to have called Mr Moore a "gay white man" on more than one occasion despite him being straight.

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