'Clear racism' | Harrods would 'hide' black staff during Al Fayed visits, HR worker says

Harrods would 'hide' black staff during Al Fayed visits, HR worker says

Black staff at London’s iconic Harrods department store often left the shop floor ahead of Mohamed Al Fayed’s tours, former employees have said.

In a report by the BBC, an anonymous former security guard using the pseudonym “Henry” said staff were given warnings before the former owner of the department store visited. He described a “beeline of certain people, certain races” leaving the shop floor, adding that “the level of racism was very clear.”

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