'No discrimination' | Judge rules Deutsche Bank sexism complaints were 'part of office life'

Judge rules Deutsche Bank sexism complaints were 'part of office life'

A Deutsche Bank employee who accused co-workers of ageism and sexism was told that such behaviour was part of “day-to-day office life” by an employment judge.

Ex-managing director Elisabeth Maugars was suing the finance giant for more than £4million after claiming she’d been made redundant because of a “culture of sexism and ageism” - a culture which reportedly included colleagues nicknaming her ‘Christine Lagarde’ - the President of the Central European Bank – due to them both being French and having grey hair.

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