An NHS worker was left feeling ‘undermined’ and ’embarrassed’ after her boss called he ‘Nanook of the North’ for wrappin...
An NHS worker was left feeling ‘undermined’ and ’embarrassed’ after her boss called he ‘Nanook of the North’ for wrapping up in cold weather. Tinuola Akinyosoye-Rodney states Rosalyne Howie repeatedly made the ‘derogatory’ comment when she arrived at work wearing gloves and a fur-lined cap. The jibe appears to be in reference to the 1922 silent documentary, ‘Nanook of the North’, which tells the story of the indigenous Inuit people surviving in the harsh climate of northern Q...uebec, Canada. Ms Akinyosoye-Rodney told an employment tribunal the remark was made in front of colleagues to ‘undermine’ and ’embarrass’ her, and she is now demanding compensation from the health service. The project manager, who worked for Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group from April 2017 to April 2019, alleges Ms Howie’s comments amounted to racial discrimination. In a statement to an employment tribunal she said: ‘On at least three occasions she “joked” “it’s Nanook from the North” as I walked in and I found it annoying and derogatory.’
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An NHS worker was left feeling ‘undermined’ and ’embarrassed’ after her boss called he ‘Nanook of the North’ for wrapping up in cold weather. Tinuola Akinyosoye-Rodney states Rosalyne Howie repeatedly made the ‘derogatory’ comment when she arrived at work wearing gloves and a fur-lined cap. The jibe appears to be in reference to the 1922 silent documentary, ‘Nanook of the North’, which tells the story of the indigenous Inuit people surviving in the harsh climate of northern Q...uebec, Canada. Ms Akinyosoye-Rodney told an employment tribunal the remark was made in front of colleagues to ‘undermine’ and ’embarrass’ her, and she is now demanding compensation from the health service. The project manager, who worked for Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group from April 2017 to April 2019, alleges Ms Howie’s comments amounted to racial discrimination. In a statement to an employment tribunal she said: ‘On at least three occasions she “joked” “it’s Nanook from the North” as I walked in and I found it annoying and derogatory.’
