London — A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd’s of London insurance company is suing his employer for what he called a campaign of harassment, racial discrimination and victimisation.
Okoh sent his e-mail to TMK CEO Charles Franks and others after several current and former employees approached him to complain about abuse they had endured or witnessed at the firm, including unwanted sexual touching and stalking. That followed a Bloomberg Businessweek article published in March that detailed endemic sexual misconduct in the 331-year-old Lloyd’s of London insurance market. TMK is the Lloyd’s of London underwriting arm of Tokio Marine Holdings, Japan’s oldest insurance company.
“We do not tolerate the victimisation of any whistle-blower, and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion at every level of the business. We acted promptly on the original allegations made by the whistle-blower, and a thorough and independent investigation into these is well under way.” While convalescing, Okoh was told by Nigel Clemson, TMK’s head of human resources, that the manager had brought a grievance against him for his behaviour during the meeting, according to the complaint. Days later, Okoh said in the filing, his access to his work e-mails was cut off without warning, and TMK blocked his personal e-mail address from sending messages to the work server.
Clemson and Franks, who is named as a defendant in the suit, didn’t respond to e-mails seeking comment.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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