Colleague sacked for being Racist

[Shikkaka]

Hi everyone,

One of my colleagues has recently been sacked for making racist comments towards another of my colleagues. It is not the first time he has made these sort of comments towards him, and he has previously been warned for doing so.

He has come back today to appeal against it today.

All you legal people out there, where does he stand? Not that I'm fussed really, he was an arse anyways

Its been a bit of a roller coaster for him because in one week he got promoted, then sacked. His own fault though, he knew what would happen if he made any more comments.

Cheers

 

[Shikkaka]

What did he say? *


* Edit out explicits.

I'm not sure exactely. It was nothing major, just silly little un-necessary comments.

He has been doing it constantly to my colleague though and my colleague just ignored it until he got fed up of it and complained. That was his first warning which went straight to written warning. Then a couple of weeks ago he made another about his dad, which resulted in being sacked.

The company has evidence he's done it because he admitted it in an e-mail to my colleague apologising.

 

[Shikkaka]

where does he stand ?

well if it's proven and proper procedures followed then he stands in the queue at the dole office , can't see why he would think otherwise

Thats what has confused us! We arn't sure what he could possibly have to appeal against. He has brought a solicitor with him too.

 

[Shikkaka]

So he's not said anything out-right racist? Has he been joking about or serious? It sounds atm, what has been said is probably a little friendly teasing and the company is being a little too PC.

Well what he has said is racist. Comments made towards the Indian culture and towards my colleague directly. They arn't outrageous comments but still racist.

Like I say he's been doing it a lot towards my colleague who just had enough after so long so complained. He got a warning for that and then continued to do so. He has admitted to doing it also.

I imagine he thought he was causing no harm and was playing around.

 

[Shikkaka]

If the guy had complained about it then obviously he was not happy with it. The guy has a duty of respect to his colleagues, even without bring racism into it. If he was given fair warnings, then he can be dismissed. The company should also give him the oportunity to appeal with a trade union member present and preferably a higher manager present from the company iirc. His dismissal also has to be given to him in writing.

The company has followed the necessary procedures. He is in now appealing against it with the HR manager and my manager present.

I personally don't think he has a leg to stand on. Racist or not he has been warned about making these comments and continued to do them.

 

[Shikkaka]

How do the company know he carried on making the comments though, you said they knew originally as he apologised via e-mail.

Because my colleague complained about it again. He apologised by e-mail to my colleague trying to explain his actions.