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Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment, employment tribunal rules
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoMost interesting is the expressions "Anglo-Saxon" and "industrial language" referring to being called a "cunt": >> Finn alleged that during a shopfloor row in July 2019, King had referred to him as a “bald cunt”. The tribunal heard Finn was less upset by the “Anglo-Saxon” language than the comment on his appearance. >> Although, as we find, industrial language was commonplace on this West Yorkshire factory floor, in our judgment Mr King crossed the line by making remarks personal to the claimant about his appearance.
- bloak 5y agoYou can find the actual ruling (the "full decision") by going to https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions and typing "bald cunt" into the search field. Seeing as that expression appears 17 times in the full decision, it is, unsurprisingly, the first document found, though I am slighly unnerved by the search returning "294 decisions" ...