Starplan: Woman awarded £19k for Christmas party harassment

By Lyndsey TelfordA woman who said she was left feeling unsafe in the workplace after being sexually harassed at a Christmas party has been awarded nearly £19,000.

After complaining about the incident, she said she was victimised by some colleagues and that her employer failed to protect her. She said she had been "surprised and upset" by her colleague's behaviour at the party, which also included a suggestion that they might have an affair.'I'll stand my ground and fight this'

Ms Lyons's complaints of sexual harassment and victimisation were partially upheld by the employment tribunal. The tribunal also found that Starplan had not put in place "any guidelines or instruction for standards of behaviour and the consumption of alcohol for attendees" at the Christmas party and that "the most senior person present was not formally delegated responsibility for supervising".

as if someone would do anything sexually with this hag lol

Well done for calling out this type of behaviour Shirley. You’re a strong lady. 💜

'then i got very upset'....and i though 'wait, there's a pot of money for me here'.....

Staff dus r a fools game, staff don'ts we call them

The compensation payout is derisory. She has lost her job, will never work there again, and will find it hard at her age to get a similar role due to chronic ageism in the labour market. Also, £19k hardly deters anyone. If they awarded her £100k,s then this would stop.

Perhaps maybe tell the whole truth of the story rather than a partial view

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