Care worker 'was slapped on the bottom, shown an ISIS film and accused of being ...

Care worker 'was slapped on the bottom, shown an ISIS film and accused of being ...
Care worker 'was slapped on the bottom, shown an ISIS film and accused of being ...

A care worker was slapped on the bottom, shown an ISIS film in the office and accused of being a terrorist by her boss, an employment tribunal has heard. 

The woman, who is of Somali origin, was shown the Netflix film Layla M, which centres around a young Muslim girl who is radicalised in Amsterdam, by her then line manager. 

She claimed her boss blew kisses at her and accused her of being in the ISIS terror group because of her Facebook posts. 

The employee worked as a carer in homes for five years before resigning in May 2019, which she said she was forced to do because of the treatment she suffered.    

She has now won an employment tribunal against the director of the care services firm based in Cardiff. 

The care worker was shown the Netflix film Layla M (pictured) which centres around a young girl who is radicalised in Amsterdam

The care worker was shown the Netflix film Layla M (pictured) which centres around a young girl who is radicalised in Amsterdam

The employee sued her former boss, claiming she was constructively dismissed and was subjected to direct discrimination and harassment due to her race, as well as sexual harassment.   

The name of the woman, her manager and the company she worked for have been withheld by the tribunal judges.    

Cardiff Employment Tribunal heard the woman was slapped on the bottom in 2018 and not long after her boss, referred to by the tribunal as 'Mr C', showed her the radical Islam film and accused her of being in ISIS.

The claimant - known as 'Ms A' - also had her Facebook page discussed at work and Mr C told the tribunal this was 'because staff were concerned about what was being posted about ISIS'.

The court was also told: 'There was a lot of talk in the office about ISIS in Cardiff and staff were worried about retaliation.'

The woman, who was on a zero hours contract, then found her shifts started to be cut without an explanation, the hearing was told.

There was one conversation in the office about Somalians being 'aggressive' and Mr C allegedly blew kisses at her while leaving the office.

Mr C, who was a director of the firm, was 'extremely distressed' that such an allegation was made and emphatically denied it saying 'don't be silly', along with all the other allegations, the court heard. 

But the panel of judges found in favour of the

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