Workplace sexism | Lloyd's of London reacts to sexual harassment reports with investigation

After multiple reports of workplace harassment were revealed in the news last week, insurance firm Lloyd’s of London has announced that it will address the concerns by investigating the claims.

Last week, 18 anonymous female workers at the firm told Bloomberg and The Independent that they faced daily harassment including being routinely “leered and letched at” by male co-workers. They also commented on a general institutionalised attitude of sexism in the historic London firm.

Lloyd's CEO John Neal told the BBC that the reports of harassment were "distressing," and added that "no one should be subjected to this sort of behaviour, and if it does happen, everyone has the right to be heard and for those responsible to be held to account."

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"Every time women are described it is by their looks first," one female employee commented. "'Wear that tight top to go and get a deal done.” She added that “everything was deemed to be banter and innuendo that people laughed off."