Woman wins sex and pregnancy discrimination claims after boss commented on her breasts
An employee of insurance giant Swiss Re was a victim of sex discrimination and harassment, pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal after the male head of her department commented on her breasts and said she was “demanding”, a tribunal has ruled.
Julia Sommer was employed from 14 June 2017 as a political risk underwriter based at the firm’s London office until she was made redundant after her return from maternity leave.
During the hearing, Sommer alleged that Robert Llewellyn, who was in charge of the global underwriting department of which she was part, subjected her to sexual harassment from early on in her career.
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