'Workplace banter' | Lidl boss told employee he wants to sleep with her and her boyfriend

A Lidl employee has won £50,000 in a sexual harassment tribunal after it was found she was subjected to persistent inappropriate comments from her manager, including him saying he wanted to sleep with her and her boyfriend.

Maddie Hunter, a student who was 18 when she joined the supermarket in 2019, said she encountered a “culture of harassment” where she would repeatedly experience sexual advances from male members of staff.

The tribunal heard that the store’s Deputy Manager, Michael Harding, purposefully took breaks at the same time as Hunter and would insist on them sharing food.

Hunter also claims that Harding would frequently touch her bottom, thighs and waist and attempt to hug her on a regular basis.