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Employment Tribunal Dismisses Currys Employee’s Discrimination Claim Over Missing Mug

His assertive stance over a missing mug was judged disproportionate, prompting dismissal of his claims with only three weeks’ notice pay granted.

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The claimant worked at a Currys back office in Poole, Dorset
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Overview

  • Employment Judge David Hughes ruled that Mr Habib’s implication that colleagues had stolen his mug was confrontational and likely to breed resentment.
  • The panel found no evidence of racial discrimination or unfair dismissal, attributing workplace tensions solely to Mr Habib’s conduct.
  • A request for five weeks’ holiday to attend weddings in Pakistan was denied under Currys’ standard policy and not deemed discriminatory.
  • Mr Habib’s allegations of sexual harassment by a female colleague were rejected as “simply incredible” by the tribunal.
  • He received only three weeks’ notice pay after the tribunal determined his termination notice lacked any probation clause.