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Please see below our response.
1. The number of allegations of workplace racism reported by present and former staff. Please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 2020: no incidents
2021: 2 incidents GHC22942 and GHC27570.
2022: 1 incident GHC34580.
2023: 1 incident GHC49492.
2. The number of allegations of workplace racism reported by present and former staff which resulted in disciplinary action. Please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 – i.e. in 2020, 20 allegations of workplace racism were made by past and present staff, 11 complaints resulted in disciplinary actions We do not hold the information.
3. In instances when compensation payments were made to former and present staff following allegations of racism/ racial discrimination, please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 – i.e. in 2020, 20 allegations of workplace racism were made by past and present staff, 11 complaints resulted in disciplinary actions and in four instances the complaint was escalated to an employment tribunal, two compensation payments were paid amounting to £12,000
FOI Request
Please see below our response.
1. The number of allegations of workplace racism reported by present and former staff. Please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 2020: no incidents
2021: 2 incidents GHC22942 and GHC27570.
2022: 1 incident GHC34580.
2023: 1 incident GHC49492.
2. The number of allegations of workplace racism reported by present and former staff which resulted in disciplinary action. Please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 - i.e. in 2020, 20 allegations of workplace racism were made by past and present staff, 11 complaints resulted in disciplinary actions We do not hold the information.
3. In instances when compensation payments were made to former and present staff following allegations of racism/ racial discrimination, please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 - i.e. in 2020, 20 allegations of workplace racism were made by past and present staff, 11 complaints resulted in disciplinary actions and in four instances the complaint was escalated to an employment tribunal, two compensation payments were paid amounting to £12,000