Yes it is newsworthy. Let the ordinary people have a fight for their rights against big companies, especially if they are the victims of bullying and/or harassment. This in turn encourages other victims to come forward and achieve justice for wrongs committed against them.well done to her for having the balls to get this to court and fighting for her rights.

Well said Abi, bullying at work or anywhere else for that matter is not good.

My sister worked for BT. Each day she was at the mercy of whatever mood the duty manager was in. The nature of this mood was subject to whatever was going on in the personal life of the manager, what stage in her monthly cycle the manager was at, plus other inane reasons. My sister, along with other staff, was screamed at on a regular basis, usually for no reason. Hissy fits and personal comments were de rigour, with my sister once being advised that she was getting fat and needed to lose weight by her immediate manager. If you were sick in work, they did not want to know, she had the winter vomiting bug once, and was not allowed to go home because it was busy, even tho she had passed out on the shop floor, such was the severity of the virus. The store also tried their best to make life awkward for older staff, on the old Brown Thomas contracts, whom they resented, as their terms and conditions meant that they could not treat them as badly as they would like, or pay them as little as they would like. The General Manager of the store was a cold hearted career woman type who took no mat leave and had a subservient house husband. She cared more about store displays than she did about her staff. It’s no secret that staff ‘care’ is not one of BT’s strong points, not since they were bought out anyway. Even being in a union when employed there is extremely frowned upon. Having heard the stories, I am not surprised that a case like this has ended up in the courts, and it’s no harm, as it might serve as a wake up call for them. BT do not appear to know how to treat their employees properly. Fair play to the lady involved for having the guts to take it this far.

Yes Abi I agree, very brave of her to take Brown Thomas on, probably hoped she’d walk away!

Just thinking though, if she wins, which I hope she does, it would make her working live very unpleasant. Though I suppose she would feel she then had the upper hand.

Shure just take one look at the arse’s that shop in there , to buy over priced goods just because it" BT" and you know who you are… Tools

Newsworthy?