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Watford Tribunal Rules Office Sex Wager Amounts to Sexual Harassment

Strict tribunal time limits left only a modest award for unpaid holiday pay.

Overview

  • Judge Rebecca Peer found that running a wager on who would sleep with a colleague constituted unwanted conduct of a sexual nature.
  • The tribunal accepted Molly Craigie’s account as likely and noted the alleged involvement of male colleagues, including a manager.
  • Craigie’s formal claims, including sexual harassment and constructive dismissal, were dismissed because they were filed out of time under statutory limits.
  • The tribunal ordered Anglian Home Improvements to pay Craigie £4,775 for unpaid holiday entitlement, with no further remedies reported.
  • Craigie alleged a sexualised sales culture, including pressure to use sex to make sales, and the judge observed she did not confront colleagues or seek to verify the wager at the time.