All items: Harassment

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  (1) Norris (2) Robertson v Mrs MJ Lambert and Mr N Lambert t/a The Black Bull Inn, Lowick [2006] ET/2504044/05 & ET/2506873/05 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case digest

    Date:

    1 October 2006

    Tina McKevitt, lecturer in employment law at University of Sheffield, provides a round-up of employment tribunal decisions on discrimination.

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  Allen v Paradigm Precision Burnley Ltd and another ET/2416884/2018 (1 report relating to this case)

  • £174,000 award for gay employee who suffered homophobic taunts

    Date:

    16 April 2020

    In Allen v Paradigm Precision Burnley Ltd and another, an employment tribunal found that homophobic comments made by colleagues to to a gay employee amounted to sexual orientation harassment.

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  Austin v Samuel Grant (North East) Ltd ET/2503956/11 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Heterosexual employee called "gay" because he does not like football wins harassment claim

    Date:

    2 August 2012

    In this tribunal decision, an employee who suffered workplace abuse successfully claimed sexual orientation and religion or belief harassment, despite being heterosexual and not declaring his religious beliefs.

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  Callahan v Benchmark Cleaning Services Ltd ET/3200640/2013 (1 report relating to this case)

  • "Hello darling" greeting and limp wrist gestures were direct discrimination, but not harassment

    Date:

    11 April 2014

    In this employment tribunal decision, a manager's detrimental comments about the claimant's sexuality - including a greeting of "hello darling" with a limp wrist gesture - were found to constitute direct discrimination, but not harassment.

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  Ceresa v Spaghetti House Ltd ET/2200062/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Bottom-slapping of gay waiter was not discrimination

    Date:

    20 April 2011

    An employee claiming discrimination must first prove facts from which the tribunal could conclude, in the absence of an adequate explanation, that discrimination took place, as this case demonstrates.

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  Chambers v SJ Norman & Sons [2001] ET/1702333/00 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Discrimination based on perceived orientation

    Date:

    1 June 2001

    In Chambers v SJ Norman & Sons an Exeter employment tribunal (Chair: H Parker) has held that it is unlawful discrimination on grounds of sex to harass a heterosexual man on grounds that he is perceived to be homosexual.

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  Dos Santos v Preview Services Ltd ET/2700170/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Manager's "sexual favours" remark was not sexual harassment

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    22 March 2013

    In this case, the employment tribunal found that a manager's single remark, despite being of a sexual nature, was intended as a joke and did not amount to sexual harassment.

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  English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd [2008] IRLR 342 EAT (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Sexual orientation discrimination: Homophobic banter directed at heterosexual did not constitute harassment

    Date:

    28 May 2008

    In English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd [2008] IRLR 342, the EAT held that a worker who alleged that he was subjected to homophobic treatment from his workmates could not bring a complaint of harassment on grounds of sexual orientation because he was heterosexual and knew that the colleagues who he alleged had harassed him did not believe him to be gay.

  • Homophobic banter and the heterosexual

    Date:

    10 March 2008

    This week's case of the week, provided by Addleshaw Goddard, covers homophobic banter directed at a heterosexual.

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  English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd [2009] IRLR 206 CA (3 reports relating to this case)

  • Sexual orientation discrimination: Homophobic taunting of individual known to be heterosexual constitutes harassment on grounds of sexual orientation

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    10 February 2009

    In English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds [2008] EWCA Civ 1421 CA, the Court of Appeal held that alleged homophobic abuse towards a man who is not gay, and aware that the perpetrators did not believe him to be gay, amounts to harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation.

  • Case of the week: Sexual orientation harassment

    Date:

    20 January 2009

    This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers sexual orientation harassment.

  • English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds

    Date:

    19 December 2008

    The Court of Appeal has held that the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 do cover homophobic abuse against a man who is not gay and who is not perceived to be gay by those who made the remarks.

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  Gaman v Mr John Vickery on behalf of himself and the members of the Committee of Bristol County Sports Club [2006] ET/1400100/06 & ET/1400246/06 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case digest: sexual orientation discrimination

    Date:

    1 May 2007

    Tina McKevitt, solicitor and lecturer in law, provides a round-up of employment tribunal decisions on sexual orientation discrimination.