Mecca Leisure Group Plc v Chatprachong

Subject Matter

DISCRIMINATION — Race — Employment — Discriminatory act — Opportunities for promotion — Thai born casino employee seeking promotion — Promotion dependent on Gaming Board certificate — Employee's spoken English inadequate for Gaming Board interview — Employers making no provision for employee to improve English — Whether failure to afford access to opportunities for promotion — Race Relations Act 1976, ss 1(1)(a), 4(2)(b)

[1993] ICR 688