A Muslim recruitment manager has successfully sued for religious harassment after he was told to take down a social media post accusing a fellow professional of being 'far right' in the wake of the Southport murders.
Abdalah Al-Abasi went on Linkedin to warn his professional network not to work with a consultant who had posted on the same site about 'Islamic grooming gangs', an employment tribunal heard.
Mr Al-Abasi, who identifies as Muslim and earned more than £100,000 a year, was told by bosses that there would be 'consequences' if he didn't take his post down.
However, the tribunal found that he had 'grounds' for taking offence to the original LinkedIn post, ruling that his employers created an 'intimidating and hostile environment' by asking him to remove it.
Mr Al-Abasi will now receive compensation for injury to feelings as a result of the success of his claim for religious harassment.
