Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47 is a UK labour law case, concerning the right to equal treatment, wages, and the illegality principle.
She was never paid as she was originally promised, and while living with the family Allen beat and abused Hounga, until July 2008 when she was kicked out of the house, had water poured on her, and slept in her wet clothes in the front garden.
The Employment Tribunal found that Hounga was treated badly and dismissed because she was an immigrant, and therefore allowed a claim of racial discrimination.
Silber J in the EAT upheld the outcome of the decision by the Tribunal, while criticising the poor quality of its reasoning and making significant errors in paragraph numbering.
Rimer LJ held the discrimination claim was "inextricably linked" with the illegal conduct, because her immigration status meant that the claimant had a "special vulnerability".