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Hotel ordered to pay Latino waiter €12.5k in compensation after manager called him 'Chico'
2022-02-22
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
In a 2022 case, the Red Cow Moran Hotel was ordered to pay a waiter €12,500 in compensation after the hotel's general manager repeatedly called him 'Chico' during a busy Christmas shift. Filipe Ongaro, a Latino waiter, filed two complaints under the Employment Equality Act, alleging racial discrimination and claiming he was dismissed the next day for raising the issue. He described feeling very uncomfortable and having no one to complain to, as the manager was in charge. The hotel apologized, stating the manager had no intention to offend and had used the term generally. The adjudicating officer found the term 'Chico' offensive and a derogatory term for people of Latin American descent, and concluded that the hotel had not rebutted the discrimination claim. Consequently, the hotel was ordered to pay the compensation amount.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hotel ordered to pay Latino waiter €12.5k in compensation after manager called him 'Chico'. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 5 December 2020 Incident
- Christmas Incident
- 2022-02-22 Publication
Why: "I feel I have been discriminated against because of my nationality and have been treated very unfairly and have lost employment because I stood up for myself," he said. CNI source report
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