Irish worker racially harassed after repeated 'potato' jibes by British boss

Bernadette Hayes, who is Irish, described suffering 'a death by 1,000 cuts' between December 2023 and June 2024 while working for engineering company West Leeds Civils.

A bookkeeper whose British boss repeatedly shouted the word "potato" at her "in a strong Irish accent" has won more than £23,000 (€26,325) after an employment tribunal found she had been racially harassed.

Bernadette Hayes, who is Irish, described suffering "a death by 1,000 cuts" between December 2023 and June 2024 while working for engineering company West Leeds Civils.