“The fact that the claimant was not successful in applying for the job she had been doing for five years, meant that a hundred per cent of the black and minority ethnic staff reapplying for their job had not been recruited, whereas 11/12 of white staff applying for their jobs had been recruited,” noted the tribunal, dubbing the recruitment decision “statistically significant”.The hearing in the case, which took place in Southampton, was also told about a series of related issues involving Sharma’s treatment during bereavement following the death of her father in India. Her husband gave evidence to confirm that her line manager asked his wife to complete various tasks when informed about urgent travel plans to India.The lecturer told the tribunal she and her manager had a “difficult relationship” and that she considered that he had treated her less favourably than the white candidate, both in the application process, but also that he had treated her less favourably than he had treated or would have treated other white employees over the last five years, on grounds of her colour and diverse background.
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