When an employee claims sexual harassment, they will invariably name their employer in any tribunal proceedings. However, the alleged perpetrator can be named too and this is becoming more common.
What should you do?
Published 03.07.2019
An employer has been ordered to pay an employee £19,000 for sexual harassment after she was hugged from behind by a colleague at a works party. How can you protect yourself from a similar type of
claim?
Published 05.04.2023
A female employee had been seeking compensation of £4 million after alleging she was hired for her looks and subject to four years’ sexual harassment. But she lost at tribunal. What was the main
reason behind this?
Published 01.06.2010
An employee who was dubbed “Crazy Miss Cokehead” by bosses has been awarded £3.2 million after the tribunal agreed that she was sexually harassed. But why did she receive so much compensation?
Published 01.05.2015
When an employee was kicked unconscious at his desk his manager was sacked for “failing to adequately protect him from harassment”. Why did the tribunal rule that her dismissal was actually unfair?
Published 22.09.2014
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has said that an off-the-cuff remark about an employee’s sexual orientation is unlikely to amount to harassment. A good news decision, but what happens when the
Equality Act 2010 comes into force?
Published 25.08.2010
It’s a fact of life that some employees use bad language in the workplace. But what if it includes religious references? Could a devoutly religious colleague claim this is unlawful harassment?
Published 09.09.2014
We’re always banging on about the need for this policy or that wording. However, a new case shows just how valuable this paperwork can be - at least if its contents are followed. What’s the latest?
Published 05.10.2006
A female employee who claimed that “XXs” in an email from her boss were kisses has lost her tribunal claim for sexual harassment. Why did the employee lose and is it OK for your staff to use XXs in
emails?
Published 01.06.2023
A female employee who was told by a male colleague that she be should be “back at home in the kitchen” has been awarded £2,600 by the tribunal. Why did that comment lead to so much compensation?
Published 10.05.2019