British court ruling a man as ‘bald’ is considered sexual harassment; understand

london labor court EnglandHe decided that a Briton his boss called a “bald asshole” had been sexually harassed. according to the worldjudges understand the statement about baldness Equivalent to a comment on a woman’s breast size. The decision is from last Wednesday 11.

Reportedly, the victim, electrician Tony Finn, worked for the British company Bung, located in West Yorkshire, for more than 20 years. But the professional was fired in May 2021 and reported to the court that he had been sexually harassed after arguing with the factory supervisor, Jimmy King.

The victim reported a crime her boss said in July 2019 and judges had to assess whether the insult was really sexual harassment.

The judges stated that the President referred to Finn in a derogatory and unwelcome manner and went too far in commenting on the employee’s appearance.

The company’s defense stated that the case was not sexual harassment. But the judges disputed this claim, defending the hypothesis that baldness is more prevalent in men than in women, and therefore the crime is “inherently related to the gender of the victim.”

The court also referred to a 1995 ruling regarding comments about a woman’s appearance. In the case, the court ruled that the victim was sexually discriminated against by a manager who made comments about the size of her breasts.

according to the worldIn addition to sexual harassment, the ruling states that the victim receives labor compensation for unfair and unfair dismissal.