Ashraf Farag v S P Graham Ltd T/A Sean Graham (CASE REF: 1316/13)

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    1316/13
  • Legal Body
    Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal (NIIT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination
Issues covered: Age Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Questionnaire procedure

The claimant made a claim of age discrimination and/or race discrimination in relation to his failure to be appointed to the post of Betting Shop Manager with the respondent when it failed to shortlist him for interview. The claimant received no communication from the respondent until he received a ‘standard format’ letter signed by the General Manager.

Ultimately, the claims were dismissed but the tribunal made a point of commenting on the relationship between employers and their legal or human resources representatives who often, as in this case, draft the response to the tribunal. The representative here also drafted a reply to the claimant’s ‘race discrimination questionnaire’ which

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This article is correct at 29/05/2015
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