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racism in the workplace....
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hmmm tough one this.
how to deal with racism in the workplace?
there are certain people including the majority of management seem to have extreme racist views.
just today i have heard "nigg**" "p*ki" and "why do you think they are brown? because they are dirty" and heres another cracker "they are useful, how else would we make tarmac without killing em"
hmmmmm
it seems pointless complaining as the management hold the same views.
ive already given them a piece of my mind, but not sure what else to do.
any advice?
how to deal with racism in the workplace?
there are certain people including the majority of management seem to have extreme racist views.
just today i have heard "nigg**" "p*ki" and "why do you think they are brown? because they are dirty" and heres another cracker "they are useful, how else would we make tarmac without killing em"
hmmmmm
it seems pointless complaining as the management hold the same views.
ive already given them a piece of my mind, but not sure what else to do.
any advice?
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we do have a very small minority of people who work here from ethnic backgrounds who seems to mix well with the rest, its when they aint present, i dont know what they are gaining from this, its not like their racism is relating to anything, its just random racial spouting.
Oh the irony! :thumb:
ha didnt even realise that! hahah
oh well. im not changing it.
oh the irony
If the world was fair all the racists would be deported back to where they came from.
The Race Relations Act 1976 outlines different types of discrimination including:
Harrassment -which can include making jokes about particular groups of people. For example, religious groups; gays and lesbians or an ethnic group. Everyone is meant to join in the 'joke' including the person who belongs to the particular group being joked about - not joining in will lead to you being isolated and seen to be 'not part of the team'.
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 states that private sector employers are not included but the standards expected of public bodies should influence practice in the private sector. Private sector companies should have a anti-discriminatory policy and a grievance policy in place.
Racism and all forms of discriminatory behaviour should be confronted - contact your trade union for guidance or your companies Human Resources Department or check out the Commission for Racial Equality website
Taking them to court is really the only way of enforcing these things, and that's a sure-fire way of losing your job. The problem is that when its someone else being abused its hard to justify sacrificing your job over it.
I would seriously suggest finding other employment though.