A food factory worker sued for race discrimination after he was served a smaller dollop of mayonnaise than his colleagues - but his case was thrown out.
*blinks* You know that feeling you get when you aren't sure if you're reading 'The Mail' or 'The Onion'?
Chibogu Eze brought the case after he was given a small sachet of Hellman's mayonnaise because the larger tub ran out while employed by food producer Pilgrim's Pride at their Linton site near Cambridge.
After Mr Eze argued with canteen manager Dorina Rosu over portion sizes and said he was going to complain about her conduct, his employer contacted his recruitment agency and he was asked to leave the job. He claimed he was given a smaller portion because he was black, suing for race discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Well, that probably didn't take long to throw out, right?
However, after a three-day evaluation the panel found that he had not been discriminated against.
*blinks again*
I think that there might be some make work going on here. Doing two seconds' work in three days, there has to be some perverse incentives involved. This guy isn't doing himself any favours on the employability front either.
ReplyDeleteThey have to make it look like they aren't just throwing it straight out, because if they did they're afraid they'd be the next ones on the end of a claim of racial discrimination. So they go through all the motions, just to cover their arses.
ReplyDeleteTwo words:
ReplyDelete"Hourly billing".
"I think that there might be some make work going on here. "
ReplyDeleteAs with overly lengthy jury deliberations, perhaps the tea and biscuit are just so damn good?
"They have to make it look like they aren't just throwing it straight out..."
Ah, that's plausible. Perhaps while 'deliberation' is said to be ongoing, they are really all playing Sodoku?
"Two words:
"Hourly billing"."
😉