An insult to a man being bald at work is tantamount to sexual harassment in the UK, a group of bald judges said, according to a report Thursday.
Hair loss is much more common among men than women, so the use of the term is “inherently related to sex” – and is equivalent to commenting on women’s breast size, the labor tribunal said, according to the British Telegraph.
The finding – made by three judges complaining about the lack of locks in the court ruling – came in the case of electrician Tony Finn, who is suing a small family business based in Yorkshire over time.
Things first became hairy when one of Finn’s supervisors, Jamie King, claimed to have called him “fat bald with„ “and he was later fired by the West Yorkshire-based British Bung, which makes wooden barrel plugs. , according to the outcome.
The indictment led a panel led by Judge Jonathan Brain to discuss whether King’s baldness was simply offensive – or had risen to harassment.
“In our opinion, there is a connection between the word ‘bald’ on the one hand and the protected characteristics of sex on the other,” the tribunal said. “We find it inherent in sex.”
The judges ruled that the term bald was “inherently related to sex” and compared the use of the term to commenting on women’s breasts. Getty Images
The decision noted that the company’s lawyer “was right to say that women, like men, can be bald”, but argued that “baldness is much more common in men than in women”.
“Also, a person who receives a remark like the one made by Mr. King is much more likely to be a man,” he added.
The revelation also said that Finn’s criticism of his hairless head was “humiliating” and “humiliating.”
“It’s a strong language. Although, as we find, industrial language was commonplace in the West Yorkshire plant, in our view Mr King crossed the border by making personal remarks to the applicant about his appearance.
“It is difficult to draw a conclusion other than that Mr King said these words in order to break [Mr. Finn’s] dignity and the creation of an embarrassing, hostile, humiliating, humiliating or offensive environment for him, “it said. “By his own admission, Mr. King’s intention was to threaten.” [Mr. Finn] and to insult him. “
In addition to upholding Finn’s claim for sexual harassment, the tribunal ruled that the company fired him unfairly after 24 years in office.
Finn’s financial compensation will be determined at a later date.
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