# American Pizza Express worker told to ‘go back to your country’ and called a ‘yank’ wins £5,000 for racial discrimination

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/american-pizza-express-worker-told-to-go-back-to-your-country-and-called-a-yank-wins-5000-for-racial-discrimination/
- Published: 2026-07-16T10:25:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T06:14:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15981695/American-Pizza-Express-worker-5000-racial-discrimination.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- US Pizza Express worker won £5,000 after nationality-based harassment
- Colleagues told her to "go back to your country", called her "yank"
- Tribunal ruled comments amounted to unlawful racial discrimination

## Summary

An American worker at a Pizza Express branch in the UK has been awarded £5,000 after an employment tribunal found she was subjected to racial discrimination by colleagues who told her to "go back to your country" and called her a "yank". The ruling highlights how workplace remarks about a person's nationality or accent can constitute unlawful harassment under UK equality law, even when framed as casual jibes rather than overt hostility.

The tribunal examined comments made to the employee during her time at the restaurant chain, concluding that the language used amounted to discriminatory treatment linked to her American nationality. As a result, she was awarded £5,000 in compensation, with the case serving as a reminder to employers of their obligations to prevent nationality-based harassment in the workplace.

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