WRC told of 'culture of racism' at major security firm
摘要
日期: 2023年12月12日
地点: 爱尔兰
企业
Tesco - Client , One Complete Solutions - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 印度 , 安保公司 , Men , Unknown migration status )议题
恐吓和威胁 , 种族/民族/阶层/出身歧视回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: Naledi Bisiwe of IBEC, who appeared on behalf of the firm, said Mr Baqur-Hussain and the security guard were sanctioned based on the findings of investigations which had found no wrongdoing on the part of the other non-Indian manager on the scene. She put it to Mr Baqur-Hussain that he had failed to de-escalate the incident with Mr X as the company’s training and policies required. Two more former employees of the firm will be called into evidence by the trade union when the case resumes in the new year, including the security officer sanctioned over the fight with the alleged shoplifter.
信息来源: News outlet
A "culture of racism" at a major security firm is behind the demotion of an Indian manager … SIPTU has told the Workplace Relations Commission.
The claim was made at a hearing into a complaint under the Employment Equality Act by the former manager, Sayed Baqur-Hussain, against One Complete Solutions Ltd, a managed services firm which employs hundreds in its security division as a contractor to clients including Irish Rail and Tesco.
Mr Baqur-Hussain admits punching a "well-known shoplifter" …he said he was acting in self-defence after the man was racially abusive…
the company investigation concluded that Mr Baqur-Hussain "assaulted" Mr X, the tribunal was told.
He received a final written warning and a demotion from account manager to security guard. The security officer was also placed on a final written warning, but disciplinary proceedings against the other account manager, who was not Indian, ended at the investigation stage with no sanction…
He said company policy forbade him from assigning Mr Baqur-Hussain or other Indian managers a security officer to cover shifts on the Tesco account if it meant paying overtime…
"When an Irish manager needs to cover something it would be covered, no issues," he said…