And here’s one we should have made earlier…

In Mr R Daudet v Computacenter (UK) Limited [2024] 2301071/2023, Mr Daudet claimed unfair dismissal under s.98 Employment Rights Act 1996; direct discrimination because of race and/or religion or belief under s.13 Equality Act 2020, harassment related to race and/or religion or belief under s.26 Equality Act, and breach of contract [1]. In brief, Computacenter said that the reason for his dismissal was that he had harassed a female employee [3].

Mr Daudet claimed that he had not harassed the female employee; instead, he had been dismissed because he had expressed a religious belief in dreams/premonitions to said female employee – which did not amount to harassment. He had therefore been directly discriminated against by being subjected to disciplinary proceedings and dismissed. He further claimed that he had been subject to harassment related to his being black and/or his religious belief in dreams/premonitions. Continue reading →