England - 16 May 2005 = A man who quit his job after learning that his boss used a homophobic remark against him has won damages at an employment tribunal. Already they have seen Rob Whitfield receive £35,000 for suffering gay taunts from his employers, while similar cases against Deutsche Bank and HSBC are making their way through the courts. The legal team for Mr Whitehead told The Independent that the latest case would “send out the right message” against homophobic practices in the workplace. “This decision emphasises the obligations on employers to ensure they do not discriminate against and harass homosexual employees,” Mark James of Griffith Smith solicitors said.
US advocacy organization HSBC Watch emphasized that HSBC employees have made disparraging remarks in the past, including one who was given last year’s “HSBC Watch Quote of the Year” for saying “The consumers with their complaints are the pieces of s**t that do not know how to manage money. Get an education and use it. Stop buying things and using credit cards. Invest in some real estate and drive a crappy car through your pitiful lives. At least you will retire thinking you accomplished something.”
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