Diversity | Employee forced to listen to 'n-word' in diversity training debacle

When hosting a training session, it is crucial that employees leave learning something. Whether this is by giving employees concrete examples of how to approach a specific situation, using practical tasks to illustrate something or using collaborative group discussions to delve into a topic; employees generally leave the session feeling positive and knowledgeable.

However, an employment tribunal has ruled that a black employee was racially harassed when the ‘n-word’ was used repeatedly during a staff training course on diversity – Wales Online reported.

Theresa Georges, who had been working as a cleaner for Pobl Group Ltd for just two months, was asked to attend an equality and diversity training course in March 2018 with numerous colleagues.

The session host, who had worked as a trainer for eight years, asked colleagues to highlight words that they deemed to be discriminatory.