News tagged harassment
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Jury awards Cemex driver $5M in ‘egregious’ disability and race bias lawsuit
The plaintiff, a Black man born with congenital aural atresia, claimed he endured near-daily harassment from co-workers.
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Office manager wins £23,500 damages after civils boss called her a ‘potato’
An engineering firm has been ordered to pay more than £23,500 for race-related harassment after an employee was called a “potato”. Bernadette Hayes, who is Irish, worked as an office manager for engineering company West Leeds Civils when the incidents took place between December 2023… The post Office manager wins £23,500 damages after civils boss called her a ‘potato’ appeared first on Construction News.
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Ensuring safer and more inclusive construction workplaces
NAWIC’s ‘Safety in Focus: Building an Industry Free of Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence’ panel participants. (Images: NAWIC)Thirty years strong, the National Association of Women in Construction continues to challenge convention and change culture, creating a fair … The post Ensuring safer and more inclusive construction workplaces appeared first on Inside Construction.
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Woman welder’s workplace murder prompts calls for change
The killing of 20-year-old welder Amber Czech in Minnesota has spurred trade groups to advocate for better protections for women and transparency in harassment reporting.
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Revealed: shocking scale of bullying and harassment of women architects
The Architects’ Journal Revealed: shocking scale of bullying and harassment of women architects Half of female architects have been bullied at work, while one in three have been sexually harassed, according to shocking new data. The post Revealed: shocking scale of bullying and harassment of women architects appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Greg Pitcher
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