rogerk
6th Jan 2009, 09:33
The Formula One team owner Ron Dennis said he wanted to wash his hands because he had “been shaking hands with Arabs all day”, an employment tribunal was told yesterday.
Peter Boland, a steward who worked for the McLaren chief, allegedly overheard the remark on a private jet. He told the hearing that Mr Dennis had been “culturally insensitive” by offering drinks to Arab business associates who had already declined them.
Mr Boland, 27, an engineering graduate, said he was surprised at the comment but added: “It was not for me to point out these gaffes.”
He says he was sacked after five years in 2007 and is claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
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Peter Boland, a steward who worked for the McLaren chief, allegedly overheard the remark on a private jet. He told the hearing that Mr Dennis had been “culturally insensitive” by offering drinks to Arab business associates who had already declined them.
Mr Boland, 27, an engineering graduate, said he was surprised at the comment but added: “It was not for me to point out these gaffes.”
He says he was sacked after five years in 2007 and is claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
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