Gurmeal Singh wins turban case
PC Gurmeal Singh, who I blogged about here, has won his case (in part):
“Out of the officer’s 15 grievances, two were ruled in his favour: Harassment from a superior and “indirect discrimination” because the rules around the riot training lacked “clarity”.
Speaking outside the employment tribunal, Pc Singh said the judgment was “a weight off my shoulders” and said the grievance process had been a “very long road”.”
(Hat-tip: Mangles)
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A couple of his allegations appeared far-fetched, as in claiming that he couldn’t wear any insignia on his turban for religious reasons…Since when has that been a taboo for sikhs? What about decorative plumes that the Guru’s wore?
Will police be allowed to carry knives now?
Well according to Met Police dress code ‘unless precluded by a risk assessment or operational order, items of religious significance may be worn, for example staff who are Sikh may wear the Kara and carry the Kirpan’.
That should make the little black chaps feel it’s a fair cop during random knife searches
And if he’d been injured he’d have course sued. The race and or religion card is being milked in the UK. Think I’ll head down to a mosque and refuse to take of my shoes.
Has anyone been in touch with this geeza to let him know he’s a TWAT!
Kismet,
You mean like a Sikh copper version of this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681zVPfnKN8&feature=related
I am becoming more and more sick of this pathetic excuse for a country. Just what will we be doing next to make our immigrants welcome? A riot helmet is uniform and safety equipment so if you are unable to wear it then you are in the wrong job. Do Sikhs not ride motorbikes or are they allowed to ride around without crash helmets.
I wouldn’t be surprised that PC Gurmeal Singh next claims compensation for a head injury during a riot because he didn’t have suitable protection.
Question: would a white British person win a similar court case in an Eastern country if we refused to follow rules?
Answer: Hell no! We would be locked up and/or decapitated.
If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country. You are not welcome here!
The editing is fast and furious today!
Some comments – civil ones, too – stay up for a matter of minutes before being erased.
‘Speaking outside the employment tribunal, Pc Singh said the judgment was “a weight off my shoulders”’
Helmets aren’t that heavy, surely?
If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country.
Or, if you don’t like the rules lobby through the appropriate channels to have them changed, if you can make a valid argument. There are some rules I don’t like, do I have to move too? If not, why not?
You see, Chris, one of the ‘rules’ is that you get to argue your case. Are you 100% happy with the ‘rules’? No? Planning on moving anytime soon?
For the record, I think this was an iffy case (he won two points out of fifteen) but I don’t think ‘Take what we give you or fuck off’ is a policy I could subscribe to.
Got to be honest here Rumbold, it doesn’t really look like a victory to me and the BBC article you link to looks rather more like a story of poor management than racism, direct or otherwise.
It also sounds like the bloke is far from the easiest person to get on with.
That is why I said he had won his case in part. I always say that employers should be able to stipulate what their employees can wear, providing that they make this clear in any contract.
however ridiculuous and arbitary the stipulations might be?
TEN THOUSAND!
COOL!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pound10000-for-pc-ordered-to-remove-turban-1796652.html
Aybee:
Employers have a right to dictate what their employees wear, providing that this is made clear from the start.
It looks as though communication from both parties was not adequate it could have been dealt with in house. Instead we have a community relations disaster instead. The employment contracts must have stated riot police training is part of the job and protective equipment like helmets will be used!
long — on 2nd October, 2009 at 5:06 pm
“Think I’ll head down to a mosque and refuse to take of my shoes.”
I think you mean “off”? I wish people would at least use the proper grammar.
“If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country.”
You uneducated thicko, the guy did follow the rules, he took the matter to court as he believed he was being discriminated against according to uk law, & the judge agreed with the sikh officer that the laws protecting his right to wear the turban in all situations had been broken, hence it was his superior officers who broke the law & NOT him.
I guess its the ‘real british’ officers turn to ’set up home in another country’ isn’t it?
Maid Marian #12:
‘It also sounds like the bloke is far from the easiest person to get on with.’
Why do you think that Maid Marian?