Key: SAMPLE OF ENQUIRIES - Summaries (3 MONTHS) EE Equality Enactment. DD Disability Discrimination. RD Race Discrimination. SD Sex Discrimination.

RB Religious/Belief

List of Enquiries from: September December 2010

Organisation: Slough Equalities Commission Date EE Brief Details Client has complaint of DD at day care Centre concerning Staff. Believes that Staff not carrying out obligations as regards care. Client being treated differently as opposed to other race employees who committed same breaches. Going through disciplinary process issue of race. Outcome (1) Contacted Day Centre. (2) Reminded them of duty. (3) Wrote complaint letter to Client to send. (4) Advised complaints procedure. Possible Claim. Care then complied with. 1) Advised on disciplinary process. 2) Explained appeals and lodging of ET1. 3) Rules re: evidence relating to RD. Case resolved. NFA.

14/11/10 DD

30/11/10 RD

23/11/10 RD

Parent of child alleging RD at Advised on child protection issues. Race school regarding treatment of child Policies at schools Local Authority procedure.

as regards behaviour. 25/09/10 RD/RB Client suffering bullying, harassment on grounds of Race/Religion at work. Large company Employer will not act upon allegation. 12/12/10 RD/RB Client believes Prison Service Discriminating against him for job release. Other race/Religion individuals being processed quicker. 08/09/10 RD/RB Client on disciplinary. Claim suffering race and religion discrimination. Alleged misconduct at work. Harassed by Management and fellow workers. Arising from comments and actions by law. 12/12/10 DD Complaint regarding lack of access to Cinema for wheel chair. Informed Client made numerous complaints.

Outcome full Police Investigation. ET already submitted. Advised an amendment to Claim. Rules of ET Procedure. Witness Statements and Case Management. Client to Solicitor. Liaise with Sponsor/Prison Service for quicker process and Services. All documents processed. Resolved. Client placed.

1) Advised on process for disciplinary. 2) Advised on evidence. 3) Race/Religion discrimination rules explained.

Advised on DDA Client wished to pursue himself. Agreed to meeting with other disability groups to take up with SEC. Ongoing.

09/09/10 RD

Client being racially abused at work. Employer unresponsive to complaints. Client claims all male organisations refusing to rent premises to her female group. Refused twice. Client being racially abused at work. Employer unresponsive to complaints. Client pursuing detailed case at ET Race. Not content with process ET being obstructive. Wanted advice on how to amend race case. Client claim immigration authorities racist in delaying his sponsorship of brother for visit to UK.

Advised on Grievance procedure. Contacted employer. Grievance pursued. Resolved Advised on SDA Claim. Contacted group. Resolved matter. Hire agreed. Resolved.

15/12/10 SD

09/09/10 RD

Advised on Grievance procedure. Contacted employer. Grievance pursued. Advised on amendments to Claim. R.D appeal issue. Further particular claim advice on statements.

25/10/10 RD

23/10/10 RD

1. Advised on RD Claim. 2. Contact authorities. 3. Redrafted appeal. NFA Client will submit. 1. Contacted Service after advice on race/sex discrimination.

09/09/10 RD/SD Client claims that pension service discriminating on grounds of race/sex no pension entitlement

and delays.

2. Matter cleared. 3. No further allegation. 4. Resolved.

26/11/10 RD

Client Polish. Respondent Asian claims harassed. Not paid in full. Racist language used.

Advice on process for claim. Permission to call employer. Negotiate with employer. Employer agreed reference and all back pay. Client NFA.

01/10/10 RD/SD Client complaint re: treatment by Advised on Complaints procedure. Referral to Police for forthcoming Court Case. Solicitor for defence. Preparation fro Court False details in statement. Rude Hearing. Case dismissed at Court. attitude. 05/10/10 RD Client allegation of race discrimination by local authority in his dealings regarding taxi licences. Advised on complaints process. Taxi licence appeals and appeal to Magistrates Court.

21/10/10 RD/SD Client alleges racial/sexual Contact with employer. Denied allegations. harassment at work. Claim lodged Issue resolved. Wages to date paid. Resolved. complained. Employer withheld wages as a result. 17/11/10 RD Client claimed differential treatment at disciplinary. Claimed other race employees disciplined Advised on Grievance Procedure. Race Discrimination rules. Advised on evidenced. Case ongoing. Advised on ET Rules.

differently. Lodged Grievance.

Cases opened from: September 2010 December 2010.

Organisation: Slough Equalities Commission Date Case Ref 30/09/10 ZA/89 RD Client upset by Treatment of Solicitors while defending Claim. Claims Solicitors being discriminating on grounds of race. CC Proceedings to defend. a) Prepared defence for Claim. b) 6 Statements drafted. c) CC forms completed. d) Bundles prepared. e) Complaint to Law Society. Case won at Court. Client decided not to pursue Race Case. 20/09/10 ZA//98 RD/RB Client being harassed by LA officers and Councillors. Persistent complaints. Client claims motivated by race/religion. 1) Advised on procedure. 2) Statements drafted. EE Case Summary Level of Work & Outcome

Standards Board involved.

3) Response form filled. 4) Preparation for hearing. Issue resolved via apology. NFA.

29/09/10 ZA//98

RD/RG Client has two issues. Discrimination by Local Authority in not granting and taxi income and by the Courts for not progressing Case. Livelihood at stake. On going for several months. Both grounds on race.

1) Advised on Licence appeals and complaint for RD. 2) Contacted Local Authority. 3) Many attempt to contact Courts. 4) Case on going. Appeal pending. 5) Advise complaint re: Race Discrimination against Magistrates Court.

09/09/10 ZA//95

RD

Client working for large PLC. Suffering harassment (race) at working. On going for 9 months. Company refusing to deal or move employee. ET1 Submitted.

Contact Respondents. Advice on amended ET1 Claim. Advise on grievance process advice on Case Management. Contact with ACAS advice on hearings outcome and appeal

ongoing. 09/09/10 ZA//94 RD Client alleges race discrimination at work. Victimisation in refusal to give proper reference. Client already submitted ET1. Read extensive bundle. Advised on reference. Witness Statements. Requests for further particulars. ET Procedures. Case Management on going. 1) Prepared Statement. 2) Advised on Injunction Proceedings. 3) Advised on evidence. 4) Advised re: Council Complaint procedures. 5) Referral to Ombudsman process. 6) Hearing not successful. Advised on review. Client dropped CC Claim.
7) Client pursuing complaint.

03/09/10 ZA//93

RD/RB Client suffered racial harassment/discrimination and alleges further reason is one of religion. Client Sikh neighbours Muslim. Ongoing since April 2010. Wanted advice regarding pending Court Claim. Also failure by Council to address nuisance issue and illegal planning. Claimed that Councillor favouring Muslim application and discriminating against her as a Sikh.

Form B Cases opened from (October 2010 December 2010)

(We will request evidence of the work carried out on a sample of the listed cases) Organisation: Date Case Ref EE Case Summary Level of Work & Outcome

12/10/10 LP53/10 RD

Ms B had been wrongly dismissed from work for not having appropriate immigration papers. Client was able to produce correct documentation to support her right to work in the UK. Client was of the view that her manager was trying to remove all immigrant workers from the workplace.

Clients Immigration Solicitors wrote to Employers with supporting evidence to clarifying position client was reinstated.

11/10/10 LP54/10 RD/UD

Hindu Chaplain dismissed from employment as a result of investigation into ET1 form submitted. his claim for expenses. Upon further investigation/disclosure it became clear that ET3 received. client did not have a race case. Continue to Awaiting Case Management advise client based on Unfair dismissal.

RD/ 19/10/10 LP55/10 Stress At work

Client claimed that he was being told to complete disproportionate amount of work in comparison with white colleagues. Matter was being investigated.

Assisted client to submit further grievance. Also made referral to PI lawyers for injuries sustained as a result of high levels of stress.

25/10/10

RD LP56/10 Unpaid Wages

Client advised that he had been discriminated against by employer and that they had withheld his wages upon termination. Client had already submitted claim for unlawful deductions and holiday pay. Upon further exploration- no claim for RD.

Assisted client in progressing remaining matters. Advised client Schedule of Loss and were successful in obtaining full compensation.

13/10/10 LP57/10 RD

Client wished to appeal to the EAT after his ET claim for RD & UD had failed.

Upon through assessment of claim it was clear that client had no grounds of appeal. Advised client unable to proceed.

Unpaid LP58/10 Wages Three clients- Mr B, Ms T & Mrs P all Wrote several letters to

24/11/10 LP59/10 &

claimed that their employers had forced them into signed contracts. Unilateral LP60/10 Breach changes to working conditions and pay. Also made unlawful deductions from Of Contract wages.

Respondents. Were able to remedy situation for clients.

01/11/10 LP61/10 RD

Drafted a letter of appeal Mr L made claims that he had been against dismissal. unfairly dismissed and that the reason for his dismissal was his race. He wished to pursue a case of RD against the employers. Client thereafter decided that he did not want to continue with the matter. Upon assessment of case it was clear that dismissal for the offence alleged was a reasonable response. No claim for RD was made out. Client insisted that he wished to pursue an internal appeal.

RD/SD 22/12/10 LP62/10 Unpaid

Mrs U- Client came to us claiming that she had been discriminated against. Upon exploration of case was clear that no

Drafted & Submitted ET1 Unlawful deductions from wages.

Wages

grounds to pursue an action of discrimination on any of the EA. Client did have a case for unlawful deductions from wages.

Through ACAS were able to get client full compensation.