'I had to challenge it' | Ex-Tesco worker settles sexual harassment case for £45,000

A former Tesco employee has settled her claims of sexual harassment and victimisation against her former employer Tesco for £45,000. 

Lara Storey, a part-time Dotcom Personal Shopper, claimed that she had been subjected to sexual harassment by a colleague which included physical touching.

Due to her experience, Lara raised a grievance with her employer which was upheld. Despite this, the colleague she had complained about remained in post, even though assurances were given that the person in question would be retrained or relocated to another department or store.

Lara believed this decision was in breach of her employer’s equal opportunities policy and disciplinary code of conduct and that it failed to provide her with a safe and secure working environment.