Labour Court dismisses Railway Refreshment Rooms discrimination appeal

The Labour Court found it had no jurisdiction to hear Abul Kashem Golam Shahriar’s appeal and affirmed the WRC decision. Shahriar alleged race discrimination and victimisation over an incomplete reference that he said led to a third-party job offer being withdrawn. The Court found his former-employment claims were out of time and that he was not a prospective employee of Railway Refreshment Rooms Ltd in relation to the reference. It also found no facts supported victimisation. The appeal ended on procedural grounds without a hearing of the substantive claims.