Shouting “potato” at an Irish colleague in a mock accent amounts to racial harassment, an employment tribunal has found.

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An Irish worker in the UK, whose boss repeatedly shouted the word ‘potato’ at her, has won an employment tribunal case ...

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A company director who repeatedly shouted ‘potato’ at an Irish woman has been ordered to pay her £23,300 after an employment tribunal found she had been racially harassed. Over a period of six months ...

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An Irish woman whose boss repeatedly shouted “ potato ” at her when they had a disagreement at work has been awarded £23,000 in a harassment payout.