Crabtree successfully sued Bandemer for sexual harassment and was awarded £99,214 in compensation. An employment judge deemed Bandemer's behavior unacceptable and stated that Crabtree's ousting from the company was a result of her refusal to engage in inappropriate interactions with her boss.
Crabtree joined investment management company Integer Wealth Global as an executive director in April 2021, earning a six-figure salary. Initially, "her relationship with Bandemer was friendly with banter.".. but it soon evolved into inappropriate comments and unwanted attention ← →
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Marc Bandemer, a married 59-year-old, swamped Louise Crabtree with adoring messages, complimented her "fashion model" looks and even bought her a diamond "commitment" ring, an employment tribunal heard.
During a work trip to Luxembourg, it was heard that Mr Bandemer "eyed" the executive "up and down" while she was in a swimming costume.
Eventually, a "displeased" Mr Bandemer got the message and in retaliation "punished" his second-in-command with demotion and dismissal from her £124,000-a-year job, leaving her "ousted from the boys' club".
After successfully suing him for sexual harassment, she has now been awarded £99,214 in compensation, with an employment judge saying her boss's behaviour was not acceptable.
The hearing in Southampton, Hants, was told that Ms Crabtree, from Romsey, Hants, joined the investment management company Integer Wealth Global as an executive director on a six-figure salary in April 2021.
Initially, the relationship between her and Mr Bandemer was "friendly with banter" but their "nuanced relationship" began to involve "inappropriate" comments.
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