UK tribunal dismisses Indian-origin consultant’s discrimination case
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Feb 19, 2024 01:44
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An employment tribunal judge in the UK has dismissed a discrimination case brought by an Indian management consultant who felt a colleague’s comparison of her to “Disneyfied” character Pocahontas made her “uncomfortable”.
Shivali Patel told the tribunal that her male colleague made the remark while talking about his wife during a Deloitte work drinks event.
According to a report in the ‘The Daily Telegraph’, Patel said she felt that there was a “sexual tone” to his comment which insinuated that her “similarities to his wife” and the cinematic character meant he found her attractive.
