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Tribunal says Swahili ban at nuclear firm was discrimination

 An employment tribunal has ordered the taxpayer owned company tasked with
safely decommissioning the UK’s first-generation nuclear power sites pay
more than £10,800 in compensation to a worker who was banned from speaking
Swahili. The Glasgow tribunal found that Nuclear Restoration Services
Limited (NRS) discriminated against Mr K Ruiza after his line manager
instructed him to only speak English while on site. The judge said the
order left him humiliated, distressed and fearful he would lose his job.
The tribunal ruled the company must pay £9,000 for injury to feelings,
plus £1,875.94 in interest, bringing the total award to £10,875.94.

 Herald 26th Jan 2026, https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25794684.tribunal-says-swahili-ban-nuclear-firm-discrimination/

January 28, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, UK