Sonia Warner, who oversaw government grants given to Nigerian organisations, was the victim of unconscious discrimination

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office racially discriminated against a black senior civil servant after launching an inquiry into her sex life, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Sonia Warner, a civil servant for 33 years who oversaw government grants given to Nigerian organisations, was the victim of unconscious discrimination when she was “pushed away”, “disowned” or “othered” by colleagues, it concluded.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

World’s third largest diamond discovered in Botswana

Mining company Debswana shows the 1,098-carat stone to the country’s president, Mokgweetsi…

Not quite ready to rock … festivals’ return hit by lack of loos and tents

A critical shortage of both equipment and crew has left organisers scrambling…

Number of new weekly coronavirus cases at record high, says WHO

Announcement comes as Covid deaths increased by 27% in Europe week on…

Welcome back, Peter Kay, Britain’s big-hearted maestro of the mundane

The standup is returning to the stage to welcome us back into…