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Cleaner admonished over 'form fitting' cycle leggings and sacked after rejecting manager's romantic advances wins €10k
Summary
A cleaner who was admonished for wearing 'form-fitting cycling leggings' and later dismissed after rejecting his manager's romantic advances has won €10,000 in compensation for sexual harassment and discriminatory dismissal. The worker, a former soldier, claimed that his relationship with his manager, identified as Ms A, deteriorated rapidly after he turned down her advances during a lunch meeting in February 2023. He stated that prior to this, he had been praised for his work and was considered one of the best cleaners. Following his rejection, the manager allegedly began criticizing his work performance and raised issues about his uniform. The employer argued that the dismissal was due to performance issues and uniform violations, but the tribunal found that the worker had been subjected to harassment and discrimination on the grounds of gender. The adjudicator ruled that the dismissal was not unconnected to the harassment and awarded €10,000 in compensation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cleaner admonished over 'form fitting' cycle leggings and sacked after rejecting manager's romantic advances wins €10k. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- February 2023 Other
- 7 February Other
- 23 February Other
- 2024-06-11 Publication
Why: The company added that the allegation that Ms A propositioned the worker and saw to it that he was sacked when he turned her down was an "intensely personal untruth" which would cause her "great embarrassment" if the details were published and sought that the tribunal anonymise its decision on the matter because of that. CNI source report
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