Anyone who works in a business where there is a "lad's culture" beware!
What the lads may find acceptable may well be found to be sexist abuse in an employment tribunal.
This was the case in a matter heard recently where a female employee was told to clean the toilets, called a silly cow, a bitch and a whore and dumped by a colleague she had started a relationship with becuase he was warned by other employees that she would cry rape if he gave her a lift.
The employee raised a grievance and was told she should expect swearing in an all male environment!!!
The tribunal found that the employee had been "systematically and continuously abused by her manager" and awarded her £9000 in damages. Not so funny any more, is it?
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