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21/11/2012
Sexual Harassment Victim Awarded £27,000
A woman has been awarded almost £27,000 by an employment tribunal after she suffered sexual harassment from her bosses.
She worked for J&M Services, a Dungannon courier company, run by Mervyn Johnston and Joe McFall.
The tribunal said both men had subjected her to “disgracefully lewd comments”.
She was later unfairly sacked when she was late back from taking her child to a doctor's appointment.
The tribunal found that the woman had suffered a "very serious level of harassment" that was aggravated by the fact that it had come from the company owners.
Neither Mr Johnston nor Mr McFall appeared at the tribunal, choosing to give only a written response in which they disputed and denied the allegations.
J&M Services was formerly a franchise in the DPD delivery network but that arrangement ended in April. DPD now has no connection with the men.
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She worked for J&M Services, a Dungannon courier company, run by Mervyn Johnston and Joe McFall.
The tribunal said both men had subjected her to “disgracefully lewd comments”.
She was later unfairly sacked when she was late back from taking her child to a doctor's appointment.
The tribunal found that the woman had suffered a "very serious level of harassment" that was aggravated by the fact that it had come from the company owners.
Neither Mr Johnston nor Mr McFall appeared at the tribunal, choosing to give only a written response in which they disputed and denied the allegations.
J&M Services was formerly a franchise in the DPD delivery network but that arrangement ended in April. DPD now has no connection with the men.
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