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1 and immediately issued me with a further written warning.
2 5. Neil Blazie verbally dismissed me on the 18th December,
3 1990 following a further incident. Neil Blazie called me
4 in for a meeting at about 4.30 on the 18th December 1990,
5 after I finished my shift. He informed me that I was to be
6 moved to the Dudley Street store. I informed him that I
7 did not want to move and asked who else had been
8 approached. He admitted that no one else had been asked.
9 He then told me that my colour was right for the move. He
10 informed me that he wanted my decision by the following day
11 and that if I chose not to accept the move, I was to be
12 dismissed.
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14 As I believed I had been singled out for the move because
15 of my colour I chose not to accept and therefore signed on
16 at the DSS the following day. My ground for belief that I
17 have suffered racial discrimination are as follows:
18 1. Prior to moving to Wolverhampton I have never received a
19 warning but while working under Neil Blazie I received two
20 written warnings, both of which I considered to be unfair
21 and differential treatment as I have explained the
22 situations to him.
23 2. The move to the Dudley Street store was less favourable
24 due to its known problems and no one else had been
25 considered.
26 3. I was told that my colour was right for the move.
27 4. When I refused to accept the move, Neil Blazie verbally
28 dismissed me. However, Paul Bates, a white man, had
29 previously refused to move to the Dudley Street store twice
30 and had not been dismissed."
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32 And that is a statement to the tribunal from Bhanulal
33 Patel.
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35 It seems on the next page in the documents-----
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, it looks, and I do not know if there is
38 any further evidence, as if in fact, Mr. Patel returned to
39 work on the 1st April and was transferred to another store.
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41 MR. MORRIS: Yes, to the Walsall store. It seems that he was,
42 I think --
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: And was paid some cheque for salary.
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46 MR. MORRIS: Yes. I think Neil Blazie goes into that.
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48 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, I am not going look at those at the
49 moment or Miss Eadie because I will wait and see what
50 happens with regard to that.
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52 MR. MORRIS: Right.
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, unless there is more to be said this
55 morning, we will break off there and resume tomorrow
56 morning.
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58 MR. ATKINSON: My Lord, there is just one matter which is if I
59 can inquire of the defendants, through your Lordship, as to
60 the possibility of them wanting to recall Mr. Bishop and
