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1. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   HSBC has been found guilty of racial discrimination after an employee overheard racist comments made by her manager. In a Watford Employment Tribunal, Ruby Schembri claimed that she had overheard her supervisor, Debbie Jones, say “I hate foreigners” and “I am against immigration” in a conversation with another employee in April 2005. Schembri, a Maltese nationa...

   Case | 14 Jul 2006

2. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   I agree. Overheard comments are too often reported to the boss, where they can be "mis-reported," resulting in disciplinary procedures - especially if the boss already has it in for the reported employee. Surely reporting private conversations to the management is grounds for breach of trust, if nothing else, and...

   Comment | 21 Jul 2006

3. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   Regarding the complainant who brought the comments to the attention of the company, resulting in disciplinary procedures, was anything done about this employee? Surely doing such things is bullying. You were lucky in that you had colleagues who stood up for you. Not very many employees have that support against a bullying colleague. I should ho...

   Comment | 1 Aug 2006

4. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   I was reported by a fellow employee for a comment she had heard me saying and which she construed as being racist and inflammatory. As a result I was brought before a Tribunal and they then dismissed the allegation on the grounds that the group of people I was with at the time and all other witnesse

   Comment | 27 Jul 2006

5. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   ...erson has a right to their own opinion but there is such a thing as having regard to who may hear such opinions. In the work place I am sure we all have equality and diversity policies and would want to treat every one on merit and not display ant prejudice in any way. If a comment is made that can be interperted in any way as having a dislaike of a particular group how can that persons judgement not be influenced. Have your opinions by all means but may be expressing them at work is not the best place.

   Comment | 24 Jul 2006

6. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   ...t and criticise the government for fear of being sent to an icy Siberia for "corrective treatment". It looks as though we are now approaching a situation not dissimilar here in the UK. According to the tribunal a "substantial dislike of foreigners" is an offence. This ruling made on the basis of comments overhead and not made directly towards anyone in particular. What was said was upsetting to the lady who heard it but is it really grounds for taking up a tribunal's time and the payment of compensation? I am not being facetious or unfeeling but there is a real world out there where people do n...

   Comment | 21 Jul 2006

7. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   "Have your opinions by all means but may be expressing them at work is not the best place." It's exactly what we did under a Communist Rule until 1989. We hid our opinions and just parroted what was officially allowed or we were silent and compliant. I've never thought that this lifelong training

   Comment | 1 Aug 2006

8. Overheard comments can constitute racial discrimination
   

   What ever happaned to freedom of speach, If the two people are having a private conversation then it is a private conversation, i find this ruling unbelievable.

   Comment | 20 Jul 2006