Good afternoon all,
I'm in a position to liaise with HR on a recent workplace complaint. A supervisor made an inappropriate joke about another person. This occurs on a mine site and swearing is far from uncommon.
There were four individuals involved in the conversation when the supervisor called another person (of African origin) a "black c..t". The supervisor apologized shortly after that saying that it was a big mistake and that it was a joke.
I would like to know whether this type of racial comment warrants a dismissal? The alleviating circumstances are that the supervisor has unblemished work history and hasn't been reprimanded for similar issues in the past. The comment wasn't intended to offend the individual.
Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
I'm in a position to liaise with HR on a recent workplace complaint. A supervisor made an inappropriate joke about another person. This occurs on a mine site and swearing is far from uncommon.
There were four individuals involved in the conversation when the supervisor called another person (of African origin) a "black c..t". The supervisor apologized shortly after that saying that it was a big mistake and that it was a joke.
I would like to know whether this type of racial comment warrants a dismissal? The alleviating circumstances are that the supervisor has unblemished work history and hasn't been reprimanded for similar issues in the past. The comment wasn't intended to offend the individual.
Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
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