Paul Lipscombe
Ex-employee accused distributor of encouraging a culture of racist harassment
Exertis may have to pay £6.6 million to former employee Kieran Sidhu who has won a case against the Basingstoke IT and mobile distributor for racial discrimination, harassment, constructive dismissal, and breach of contract.
If successful it will be the biggest award ever granted by an Industrial Tribunal will dwarfing the current highest award of £4.7 million for a similar case against the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The case was heard in 2019 but the 50,475-word judgement was delayed due to the pandemic and released on May 19.
A Remedial Hearing is scheduled for July 21 to decide the award and will consider medical reports from Sidhu’s doctors, Exertis’ doctors and expert witnesses. A decision on the size of the payout will follow around two months later.