Cleaner sues colleague for ‘cheeky monkey’ slur

A cleaner has won almost £30,000 in a race claim after a colleague called him a “cheeky monkey” and compared him to a golliwog.

Somali national Faisal Abdi accused Susan Standing – a fellow worker at services firm TC Facilities Management – of using the phrase during a disagreement at work.

When the cleaner complained, his bosses told him Ms Standing may have used such a comment as a “term of endearment” and that he should “appreciate there are cultural differences in language”.

Mr Abdi was awarded £29,251.36 after suing for discrimination and harassment.