Claimant v Peterborough City Council

In February 2023, Mr Gladstone asked the Claimant and Ms Omoregie if they were friends. The tribunal found this was unwanted conduct related to race that created an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for the Claimant. The question was linked to their shared race and created an uncomfortable atmosphere.

On 11 April 2023, Ms Booth sent a photograph of what may have appeared to the recipients to be a naked black woman to the CLT WhatsApp group. The tribunal found this was unwanted conduct related to race that violated the Claimant's dignity or created an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.

The Claimant brought multiple complaints of direct race discrimination across 43 alleged detriments. The tribunal carefully examined each allegation but found no evidence that the treatment complained of was because of, or materially influenced by, the Claimant's race. The tribunal found that alleged unfavourable treatment had legitimate explanations unconnected to race.

The Claimant alleged she was victimised following protected acts, including disclosing a race discrimination complaint against her former employer Birmingham City Council on 20 October 2022. The tribunal accepted this was a protected act but found no evidence that any subsequent treatment was because of, or materially influenced by, the protected acts. The tribunal found legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for the treatment complained of, including legitimate performance management and probation processes.