Mr A Amraie v B A Williams (Chemist) Ltd — 2018

The claimant, Mr A Amraie, brought complaints of race discrimination, religious discrimination and unauthorised deduction from wages, and the case management order appended to the judgment records the unfair dismissal complaint as dismissed upon withdrawal because he lacked two years' service. The tribunal held that the respondent's witnesses were generally more measured and preferred their account where it conflicted with the claimant's evidence.

The tribunal found that the claimant's resignation was driven first by dissatisfaction with being required to work every Saturday and with the training he was receiving, and later by the invitation to a disciplinary meeting about performance. It accepted the respondent's evidence that pre-registration trainees were expected to do mundane tasks early in the placement, that the claimant's prayer could be accommodated in the kitchen/gangway area, that he was not called stupid or told he could not qualify, that there was no threat to report him to the regulator, and that the police report and delay in final pay/P45 were connected to the missing training folder, not race or religion.

On the legal claims, the tribunal rejected direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation. It found no less favourable treatment because of race or, alternatively, religion; no unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic; and no protected act for the victimisation complaints, or alternatively no detriment because of any such act. It also held that the £375 training-course cancellation deduction from final pay was authorised by the contract, so the unlawful deduction from wages claim failed. The provisional remedy hearing was vacated because all claims were dismissed.