"A senior employee at a healthcare manufacturer who was suspended over alleged sexual harassment of a junior female colleague has got a High Court injunction halting disciplinary proceedings."
"A judge was told the allegations arose out of what had been a long-standing private WhatsApp relationship featuring what the male employee says was "playful, mutual and sexualised banter.""
An injunction halted disciplinary proceedings against a senior employee at a healthcare manufacturer who had been suspended over allegations of sexual harassment of a junior female colleague. The case reached the High Court where a judge granted the injunction. The allegations were presented as originating from a long-standing private WhatsApp relationship between the two employees. The male employee characterized the exchanges as playful, mutual and sexualised banter. The injunction prevents the employer from continuing its internal disciplinary process while legal proceedings proceed. The case raises questions about the boundary between private consensual communications and workplace misconduct.
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