Instruction not to speak native language at work was not race discrimination (EAT) | Practical Law

Instruction not to speak native language at work was not race discrimination (EAT) | Practical Law

In Kelly v Covance Laboratories Ltd UKEAT/0186/15, the EAT considered whether an instruction to an employee to not speak Russian at work was direct race discrimination or race harassment.

Instruction not to speak native language at work was not race discrimination (EAT)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 0-621-3024 (Approx. 5 pages)

Instruction not to speak native language at work was not race discrimination (EAT)

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 23 Dec 2015 • England, Scotland, Wales
In Kelly v Covance Laboratories Ltd UKEAT/0186/15, the EAT considered whether an instruction to an employee to not speak Russian at work was direct race discrimination or race harassment.