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Man sacked after 'impersonating Michael Jackson' was unfairly dismissed, tribunal finds
A man sacked from working in a warehouse after being accused of impersonating Michael Jackson was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has found.
Lucasz Zawadzki was accused by a colleague of making high-pitched "hee hee" noises mimicking the US pop star, the tribunal in Manchester heard. Mr Zawadzki was also accused by the colleague, who is black, of making monkey noises and being racist at the Co-Operative warehouse where they worked.
He admitted making "embarrassing and juvenile" noises in the workplace but said they were not racist. The Co-Operative Group was ordered to pay him more than £10,000 in compensation after employment judge Carol Porter found he was unfairly dismissed.
A colleague, referred to as SM, reported to his manager that he had been a victim of bullying in December 2023, according to the tribunal's judgment. Mr Zawadzki was told a complaint had been made against him in which the colleague alleged he made a "screaming noise in the style of Michael Jackson.
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