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Employment tribunal | Gym worker wins £9m in toxic culture lawsuit - does it only take one 'bad egg'?

Gym worker wins £9m in toxic culture lawsuit - does it only take one 'bad egg'?

A personal trainer has won a lawsuit of $11.3m (£9m) following claims that the gym she worked for had a ‘toxic atmosphere’ which led to her being sacked after calling out racist and sexist behaviour.

The trainer, Röbynn Europe, oversaw a group of 15 employees at Equinox gym in the US when, she claims, a white employee started to make her feel uncomfortable by repeatedly making inappropriate comments about black women’s bodies. Europe, a black woman, felt that the reason for the taunting was largely to do with the fact that she was senior to the other employee.

As a result, Europe filed a lawsuit shortly after being let go, alleging that the company retaliated against her for calling out racist and sexist behaviour.

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