‘Humiliated’ shop worker forced to fake being gay to keep his job wins £7,800 payout
A SHOP worker who was left "humiliated" after being forced to fake being gay to keep his job has won a £7,800 payout.
A tribunal heard how colleagues warned Mr Hart that his boss, Linda Zhang, “does not like men working in the shop unless they are gay”.“I had to keep pretending I was gay - even though I’m not.The assistant manager at Amon, in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear was also instructed not to hire “coloured people” as “they are considered to be lazy, smelly, dirty b******s”.
North Shields County Court heard that Ms Price warned how Ms Zhang would “not be able to process” Mr Hart’s sexuality. Judge Tudor Garnon said: “It is not uncommon for people to believe certain types of shop - those selling ladies accessories or cosmetics - should be staffed by people who understand what women want.
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