She was warned she shouldn't use her native tongue and needed to speak English to colleagues even though she didn't have a strong grasp of the language. Mrs Sokolova, who is Latvian but also considers Russian a native language, 'relied upon her daughter' to translate at home - but was refused a translator during meetings with bosses. The tribunal heard Mrs Sokolova had worked for fruit and nut snack supplier Humdinger Limited for over ten years. "[Mrs Sokolova] had asked to see any complaints but [did] not [receive] them (not surprisingly, because they did not exist). The tribunal ordered Humdinger Limited to pay £10,800 to Mrs Sokolova for indirect race discrimination and injury to feelings.

Source: Daily Mirror August 09, 2021 10:07 UTC