£490k payout | Bank manager was unfairly sacked after using the N-word during racism training session

A bank manager who was sacked after using the N-word during an anti-racism seminar has won a £490,000 payout.

Carl Borg-Neal used the term when asking a question during a session provided for Lloyds Bank - misinterpreting the trainer’s invitation to “speak freely” and “be clumsy”.

But his use of the term reportedly left the training provider distressed and needing time off work after hearing the N-word, leading to an internal probe and the subsequent end of Mr Borg-Neal’s 27 years with the company.

However, an employment tribunal has now awarded him a huge compensatory sum on the grounds of disability discrimination, owing to Mr Borg-Neal’s dyslexia which contributed to his decision making during the training session.