From the archive, 8 October 1977: Girl loses claim under new race law

Originally published in the Guardian on 8 October 1977 The first case to be taken to an industrial tribunal by the Commission for Racial Equality under the 1976 Race Relations Act was heard – and lost – yesterday. Miss Pauline Robinson, aged 18, English born of Jamaican parents, claimed she had teen turned down for a job as sales assistant at Habitat in Kings Road, Chelsea, because of her colour