2022年1月12日

Save(彭博社)——伦敦一家就业法庭驳回了一名前合伙人集团(Partners Group AG)黑人雇员在这家瑞士私募股权公司工作时遭受种族歧视的指控，但法官认为她被解雇是不公平的。(彭博社)——一名前瑞士私募股权公司合伙人集团(Partners Group AG)的黑人雇员被指控在这家瑞士私募股权公司工作时遭受种族歧视，但伦敦一家就业法庭驳回了这一指控，但法官认为她被解雇是不公平的。Harmonie Mulumba称，她在公司的助理项目期间曾遭受歧视和骚扰。她披露了一张员工在派对上穿着“黑脸”的照片，作为她所说的公司有毒文化的广泛证据。然而，理查德·尼科尔法官说，她误解了事件和对话，只把它们视为阻止她进步的运动的一部分。尼科尔在裁决书中说，穆伦巴逐渐形成了一种心态，“她试图将一系列个人的作为和不作为结合起来，她显然认为这是一场协调一致的运动，以阻止她的进步。”尽管如此，Partners未能就穆伦巴被解雇的细节进行适当沟通，他裁定她被解雇是不公平的。随着种族歧视指控被驳回，穆伦巴失去了寻求无限赔偿的权利，任何潜在的奖金上限为8万英镑(合10.87万美元)。就业法官表示，穆伦巴在该公司位于楚格的总部展示了这张照片，显示出一种“寻求歧视行为证据”的倾向。穆伦巴说，她计划对这一裁决提出上诉。 “Speaks Volumes” “It speaks volumes that the judgment concludes with criticizing me for drawing attention to the Blackface photos in Partners Group’s headquarters,” Mulumba said in a statement. “Ultimately, the magnitude of the omissions in this seemingly rushed judgment is of great concern. The tribunal did not address all of the claims and issues that were put before it,” she said. Partners apologized for the photograph, that was on display for more than eight years before being taken down. The firm’s senior leadership said in a memo just before the photograph issue was made public that if a similar incident took place now, employees could be fired. Partners said in a statement Tuesday that the tribunal had recognized that the firm had “fair reason” for Mulumba’s dismissal. “In line with our robust whistle blowing policy, we engaged a reputable, third-party law firm to investigate the claimant’s allegations when she raised them in 2018,” a spokesperson for firm said. “That investigation did not uphold any of the allegations and we are gratified that the tribunal agreed.” Mulumba argued in her suit that she was forced out of the company after complaining about a senior colleague’s alleged racist slurs. Juri Jenkner, the head of private infrastructure, told an anecdote at a work event that could have been misinterpreted, the judge said. She “held the genuine impression that the anecdote had racist overtones. However, this does not mean in itself that it did,” Nicolle said. “We do not consider that the most natural interpretation is that Mr. Jenkner’s intention was to cause offense.” ©2022 Bloomberg L.P.