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According to the
BBC, Suchavadee Foley was trying to order a matcha tea latte on Jan. 12, 2020, when the employee drew a smiley face with slanty eyes on the cup instead of writing her name.
Ireland s Workplace Relations Commission found that Foley was racially harassed and ordered Atercin Liffey Unlimited which trades as Starbucks Tallaght to pay her €12,000 (S$19,268).
Drawing made her uncomfortable and nervous
The Irish Times reported adjudication officer Kevin Baneham as saying that the drawing made a clear reference to race, and was offensive and unimaginative .
Baneham said that Foley had been spelling out her name while putting in her order.
A Starbucks café in Dublin has been ordered to pay €12,000 to an Irish woman with Thai heritage after an employee drew “slanty” eyes on the customer’s cup.The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
A Starbucks in south Dublin has been fined after a barista drew slanted eyes on a customer’s matcha tea latte in place of her name, according to a decision issued by a workplace tribunal this month.