'Failed to protect me' | Woman 'no longer felt safe' at work after male colleague's harassment

A woman has been awarded almost £19,000 after a sexual harassment incident at a work Christmas party left her feeling ‘physically sick’.

Shirley Lyons claimed a colleague from furniture company Starplan had touched her inappropriately, hugged her from behind without her consent and made comments about her breasts – acts rightly declared as unlawful sexual harassment by an employment tribunal.