Does asking a female colleague why she is rejecting a job offer abroad, given that she has ‘no children, is not married and doesn’t have a boyfriend’ amount to sexual harassment per s.26 EqA 2010?
18 August 2021
No, said the Employment Tribunal (ET) in N Sithirapathy v PSI CRO The Claimant argued the comments were related to her sex, were unwanted and had the purpose and effect of violating her dignity and creating a hostile environment. Thus, she posited, harassment was established. However the ET dismissed her claim, stating that the words […]
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