Stand tall in the face of discrimination

Employment law may make it feel like employers can’t say anything to employees these days without getting themselves into trouble …
Well, in a very recent tribunal case http://tiny.cc/uhl2c a manager clearly overstepped the mark by humiliating a member of staff, but it's the reference to their height that has caught the headlines. The term “short arse” was used more than once to humiliate the suffering worker. Bullying and harassing behaviour is clearly not acceptable. This highlights the dangers for employers or managers who take it upon themselves to hold personal vendettas, height related or otherwise…
Lesson learnt here no doubt!