Sexual and race discrimination case succeeds

An Employment tribunal has ruled that two interpreters employed by the Home Office had been subjected to sexual and race discrimination. They are seeking £970,000 and £682,000 respectively in compensation. The two women were employed at Heathrow Airport to translate for new arrivals from India. But when outsourced staff began to be used for translation in 1990 the women were not reassigned and were instead charged with menial administration work until they were sacked in 2001 after making a complaint.