harassing employees, IBM Sued USD1, 1 Million

A former IBM employees sued the company from the United States was AUSD1, 1 million or approximately $ 1, 1 million after pleading which led to sexual abuse had twice attempted suicide.

Former employees of the woman was previously IBM senior marketing consultant in Melbourne. While working for that company, he was admitted several times experienced sexual harassment, discrimination and persecution. But the complaints were ignored.

"Our client is an executive with good performance and has an income of approximately AUSD150 thousand per year. He also often got a bonus of several thousand dollars per month," said Siobhan Keating, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers.

"He did his work well before IBM's newly appointed senior managers who often harass and persecute him,"said Keating as reported by the Straits Times, Friday (04/15/2011).

Keating explains, for two years a new manager was often teased her clients sexually, by putting his hand on the feet and clothes. The manager also had contact his client in the middle of the night to instruct some complex tasks, even though she was on leave. The manager, which is now no longer working for IBM, threatening his client that he "watched every move was'.

"Although he has complained about this permasalaha to four managers, plus the condition itself is obviously very distressed and affected his work, no action whatsoever from the company for nearly 18 months. The lack of response from IBM was difficult to understand,"said Keating.