04 April 2014

Stockton Morrisons warehouse manager claims he gave muslim couple special treatment

The manager who dealt with a Muslim couple who claim to have been unfairly denied holidays over Ramadan told a tribunal that he frequently gave them special treatment.

A tribunal at Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard claims from Donna and Yassin Tunkara, who say they suffered discrimination, harassment, victimisation and constructive dismissal after bosses at the Portrack Lane warehouse of supermarket giant Morrisons, in Stockton, turned down holiday requests for August 2012.

Peter Woodward, giving evidence, said that he had personally dealt with the request for time off to fast during the last two weeks of Ramadan. [GazetteLive] Read more