Mr Chun Luk v Jhoots Medipharma Limited and 2 others — 2024

The tribunal heard the claimant on 11 December 2024 and dealt with the matter under Rule 21 because none of the three respondents had presented responses. It considered the claimant's witness statement dated 27 November 2024 and the documentary bundle. The second respondent, Mr Mohammed Naheem, was dismissed from the proceedings.

The tribunal found that the third respondent, Ms Mahera Kola, harassed the claimant on the grounds of race, contrary to section 26 Equality Act 2010, by making two WhatsApp comments on 5 July 2023. It held that the first respondent was liable for that racial harassment.

It also found that the first respondent's employee, Ms Fatima Patel, victimised the claimant by removing him from the WhatsApp group after he complained of race discrimination. The judgment records that the first and third respondents were liable in respect of the compensation awarded for injury to feelings, and that the claimant was not entitled to double recovery.

The total compensation awarded for injury to feelings was £7,000. The first respondent was liable for the full amount, and the third respondent was jointly and severally liable for up to £5,000 of the total compensation. The judgment also records notice of interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990, with a stipulated rate of 8% per annum, but no separate interest figure was set out in the extracted text.