Suppose an employee suffers continued racial and sexual discrimination at work. The discrimination makes the employee unwell. As a result of this she suffers an accident at work, which she believes was caused by the employer failing to apply proper health and safety protection. Eventually, the employee walks out of the job without giving notice and claims constructive dismissal. Within a very short time she begins to suffer from clinical depression caused by the discrimination she suffered. She subsequently takes legal action against the employer and is told by the HR Manager that ‘if you’re taking us to tribunal you can forget having a reference from us!’
What legal action could the former employee take against the employer? What branches of the law are likely to be involved? (Appendix)