2021-06-12
The complainant is African and has dark skin. He alleged colleagues made offensive comments related to his race, including that he only looked good in a mask because of his flat nose, he was another colleague’s ‘black boy’, and the he only has a ‘big dick’ because he is black.
Upon being notified of the complaint, the respondents indicated a willingness to participate in conciliation to try to resolve the complaint.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the company pay the complainant $15,000. Two of the individual respondents agreed to write to the complainant apologising for their comments. The company undertook to review its anti-discrimination and bullying policies and require the individual respondents to undertake revised anti-discrimination training.
Year
Discrimination type
Racial Discrimination Act
Grounds
Colour
Race
Racial hatred
Areas
Employment
Racial hatred
Compensation
Anti-discrimination/EEO training revised
Named individuals to undertake anti-discrimination/EEO
Training
Apology - private
Amount
$15,000