Tribunal | Worker called 'good girl' by boss says HR showed 'no concern' over complaints

A tribunal has ruled that remarks such as “good girl” in the workplace amount to sexual harassment, The Telegraph reports.

According to legal documents, Frances Fricker successfully sued technology consultancy firm Gartner over claims that her boss used the remarks, despite her objections.

Ms Fricker, an accounts executive according to the court case, said that she felt “degraded and humiliated” by the remarks and that, when she complained to senior managers, she was told she had flirted back with the culprit, sales manager Giuseppe Ajroldi.

Furthermore, legal documents include Fricker’s claims that HR “demonstrated no concern or support” when she raised concerns, and described her as “clutching at straws”.