Virgin Atlantic prevails in job bias claim
Skift Take
If the two employment applications were indeed very different, then the decision seems sound.
A job hunter who accused Virgin Atlantic of racial discrimination has lost his case.
Max Kpakio claimed he was rejected for an interview with the airline's call centre because of his African surname - but said he was accepted when he re-applied under the more British sounding name Craig Owen.
Virgin had denied the accusations from the offset - and insisted it was an equal opportunities employer.
A tribunal in Cardiff has now found that race played no part in the matter - and said Mr Kpakio's two applications had been markedly different.
In a written
