Sexism row | Female boss loses tribunal case over 'laddish' office with Nerf gun wars & rubber chicken fights

An IT boss who complained of her company’s “laddish” culture - including Nerf gun wars and rubber chicken fights - has lost a sex discrimination case.

Sarah Longman had taken former employer HML Holdings to tribunal amid claims of a sexist environment where male staff ran amok, taking part in 'childlike and immature’ behaviour.

Longman was made redundant in 2020 after 13 years of service, and had claimed unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.

She tried to sue them for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal but lost after a female colleague said the behaviour was "not offensive to her as a female and simply amounted to minor workplace pranks."