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Leeds firm boss repeatedly shouted 'potato' at Irish employee

An employment tribunal has awarded over £23,000 to Bernadette Hayes, an Irish book-keeper, after ruling that she was subjected to racial harassment at her workplace. Hayes experienced repeated verbal abuse from her employer, Mick Atkins, director of West Leeds Civils, where she was employed between December 2023 and June 2024. The tribunal found that Atkins…