New Delhi, March 12 -- An Irish woman has been granted £23,526 (around Rs.29 lakh) in compensation by an employment tribunal after it concluded that her employer racially harassed her by repeatedly shouting "potato" at her. Reports said the director of the company where she worked used several "offensive and humiliating" remarks aimed at her Irish background.

Bernadette Hayes, who worked at the engineering firm West Leeds Civils, told the Daily Mail that the behaviour of her boss, Mick Atkins, had a severe emotional impact on her.

Hayes said the constant taunts left her feeling "small, insecure, violated and extremely anxious". The hostile environment made her dread going to work, and she told the outlet that the prolonged stress d...