Nigerian Man To Be Paid €30,000 By His Employer For Racist Comment In Ireland

An Irish court has ordered CPL Solutions Ltd to pay €30,000 to one Kings Oluebube, a Nigerian employee who was called a chimpanzee by his team leader.

According to The Irish Times, Oluebube claimed that the racist comment was first made in February 2019.

He continued that his team leader called him a chimpanzee and made monkey noises while performing monkey dances in front of some co-workers.

He, however, did not report the assault at that time, until the team leader repeated the same abuse in front of other teammates on May 21, 2019.

Oluebube was said to have then reported to the warehouse manager, who informed CPL Solutions.

Investigation into the allegation was carried out by the company and charges of harassment were upheld, with the team leader receiving a final written warning.

The labour court chairman, in making his decision however pronounced that Oluebube’s compensation should be proportionate to the injury he suffered, given the serious nature of the harassment and its effects.

The judge also added that CPL Solutions had not taken steps to reverse the effects of the racial harassment experienced by Oluebube.

He, therefore, ordered CPL Solutions to pay €30,000, which is roughly 63 weeks of gross salary to Oluebube for racial discrimination under the Employment Equality Act.