A Malaysian migrant with no legal right to work in the UK has won an employment tribunal after claiming feather pillows and duvets at the hotel she managed triggered her asthma.
Erin Ong is in line to receive compensation for race, sex and disability discrimination during her time at the Fisherbeck Hotel in Ambleside, Cumbria.
The immigrant – previously a tax consultant at PwC – became the hotel’s manager in May 2023 despite not having a work permit after entering Britain on a visitor’s visa.
Ms Ong suffered with asthma since she was five and claimed her duties included triggers such as feather pillows, duvets
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