Companies Swiss Re AG FollowLONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A former Swiss Re (SRENH.S) underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal.
Julia Sommer joined Zurich-based Swiss Re in 2017 as a political risk underwriter in London but was made redundant in 2021, months after returning from maternity leave.
She sued Swiss Re, seeking just over 5 million pounds, saying a senior manager commented about her breasts, made references to sex and discriminated against her.
The Central London Employment Tribunal ruled last year that her redundancy was "retrofitted" to a pre-existing decision to dismiss her and that a senior manager repeatedly humiliated her.
A Swiss Re spokesperson said in a statement: "We are aware of this judgment, which is self-explanatory and which we have given careful consideration to.
Persons:
Julia Sommer, Sommer, Sam Tobin, Tomasz Janowski
Organizations:
Swiss Re, Swiss, Central, Central London Employment, Thomson
Locations:
London, Zurich, Central London, –