On the facts of the case, a tribunal was entitled to find it was not EqA harassment to call a colleague a ‘fat ginger pikey’.
A sales rep claimed disability (and racial) harassment contrary to the Equality Act for having been called a ‘fat ginger pikey’ and various other things at work.
The office culture was one of jibing and teasing, in which the claimant actively participated.
In Evans v Xactly www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/2018/0128_18_1508.html the EAT held the tribunal was entitled to decide that here there was no harassment.
The claimant had type 1 diabetes and an under-active thyroid, but was not perceived by colleagues as overweight.