A credit controller who was told by the head of HR that he had been “around since Pontius was a Pilate” has successfully claimed harassment, victimisation, constructive discrimination based dismissal and constructive unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal.
The East London Hearing Centre heard that Mr D Finch, a 66-year-old insurance worker at Clegg Gifford, was compared to the Roman governor – who, according to Christian belief, ordered Jesus’ crucifixion – by his managing director, Mrs S Bellamy, who was also head of HR.
Employment Judge Britton said: “It may be due to the longevity of [Bellamy’s] career, but it became apparent that she has a complete lack of equality or diversity training. The employment tribunal is unanimous that the reference to Pontius Pilate is objectively capable of being offensive. By analogy, it might be deeply offensive to a Christian.”
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Finch was a long-standing employee, working at the firm’s Romford office as a credit controller. He had been transferred to the company under TUPE regulations in 2017 when Clegg Gifford acquired the insurance division of Tradex, where Finch previously worked.
The tribunal heard that his job was, in essence, chasing bad debts and that he had “carved that job out for himself and was good at it.”
Finch had serious health...
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