Judge says claimant was forced to withdraw and apologise for a grievance they lodged about alleged discriminatory treatment by colleague
27 April 2026
A finance worker who was told “I hope you’re f***ing proud of yourself” by her boss after raising allegations of racism against a colleague was constructively unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
The Birmingham tribunal heard that Bobby Sahota, who worked as a financial planner for AFH Independent Financial Services, raised a grievance about colleague Sue Hateley’s behaviour after a candidate Sahota referred to a role at the company alleged he had faced discrimination during his interview.
After hearing Hateley was upset about the allegations, the company’s chief executive, Alan Hudson, raised his voice at Sahota in the office. Employment judge Garry Smart described this as a “deliberate, offensive, aggressive and retaliatory response” to Sahota’s grievance and “textbook victimisation”.
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Shortly after the outburst, Sahota resigned from her role. However, she soon changed her mind about leaving the company as a result of financial pressures and asked for her position back. She was told she would have to withdraw her grievance and...
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