'Only speak English' | Worker banned from speaking native language on personal call wins race claim

A nuclear worker he was racially discriminated against for being told not to speak his native language during a personal phone call to his family.

An employment tribunal in Scotland upheld claims brought by Mr K Ruiza against Nuclear Restoration Services, finding that an instruction requiring him to “only speak English at work” amounted to unlawful race discrimination, even though it was framed by management as a workplace conduct issue.