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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Woman wins £30,000 compensation for being compared to Darth Vader

Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
The tribunal said it was ‘little wonder’ the NHS employee was upset by the comparison to Darth Vader. Photograph: Lucasfilm/Allstar

Comparing someone at work to the Star Wars villain Darth Vader is “insulting” and “upsetting”, an employment tribunal has ruled.

A judge concluded that being told you have the same personality type as the infamous sci-fi baddie is a workplace “detriment” – a legal term meaning harm or negative impact experienced by a person.

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