Sexual Harassment

[mudskipper]

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately the situation has further deteriorated and it's all gone legal. Not what my daughter wanted but after speaking to the sender of the email she was left with no choice. All very sad.

Good luck to her - let us know how it pans out.

[northernladuk]

I seriously hope they are absolutely bricking it.

[Lockhouse]

I seriously hope they are absolutely bricking it.

If they weren't before, they are now.

[Lockhouse]

I've sent you a PM was sent before the update but still contains useful information.

Thank you, absolutely perfect.

[handyandy]

Maybe a bit late but check your home insurance policy to see if it covers you and family members for employment disputes. Usually if you added legal protection that is one of the benefits and often covers up to 30-50k of legal advice and representation. Being a small company they may decide to just settle out of court if you have good legal backing - the alternative for them is protracted bad publicity which could finish them off. I'm not sure if there are limits to sexual harassment claims but you should try and get at least 12-18 months earnings out of them and ensure any compromise agreement includes a commitment to provide good references.

Sadly for a young woman in her first job this kind of thing can absolutely shatter confidence. I guess the key thing as a parent will be to work out what emotional help and support she needs to recover from this and find a job just as good that has some decent people in it. Real shame as I've worked in all extremes of companies and there are some lovely people and some total a*seholes - I hope she finds something surrounded by the former.

[GJABS]

I would think it unlikely they would let her pass her probation period, as they would want to get shot of her asap to try to get rid of the problem.
Therefore going down the legal route right away would seem to be the best thing to have done.
Hope she gets plenty of money in compensation, allowing her a well deserved extended holiday to rest and recuperate.

[BrilloPad]

Is it worth involving the police?

[sbakoola]

One thing to consider though...

I remember a recruitment agent (female and the director of her company that focused mainly on IT in City firms) mentioning to me that she sued one of her previous employers because he got rid of her when she was having a baby. The case was widely publicised and she won but info on this is still around on the internet. I'm not sure at the time (many years ago) if I looked the case up on the internet and saw her on a list with the verdict of the industrial tribunal. So what I'm saying is be aware of the possibility of being black listed in the industry that your daughter is in and think of ways of getting around it if possible.

[northernladuk]

What??

[NotAllThere]

What??

Not sure, but something along the lines of if you put the details on the internet it will haunt you forever?