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Harassment: "Stale" training no defence for racist jibes

Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen EAT/0331/20

racial harassment | reasonable steps defence | equality and diversity training

In Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer's diversity training was not sufficient to amount to a "reasonable steps" defence in a claim of racial harassment committed by one of its employees.