49-year-old Karen Farquharson from Scotland won a compensation of Rs 37.5 lakh, which is 37,000 pounds, after her boss accused her of using menopause as an excuse. Karen used to work at Thistle Marine, an engineering firm, since 1995 and had been earning Rs 38 lakh. However, she left her job after certain events unfolded.
It all started in August 2021 when she informed her boss that she was having menopause symptoms and was experiencing anxiety and brain fog. In December 2022, she opted to work from home for two days as she was suffering menopausal bleeding. Not just this but there was also heavy snow near her house.
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When she returned to work on the third day, her boss passed a sarcastic comment saying “Oh, I see you’ve made it in.”
Despite telling him about her situation, she was dismissed and told that everyone suffered from aches and pains. This is when Karen decided to backoff and sued the company.
At the tribunal, her boss said that his comments were innocent and the woman was trying to get money for her wedding. However, the panel of judges felt that he had not shown any empathy and asked the company to pay the compensation to Karen.
According to a report by BBC, the panel chairman James Hendry said, “Jim Clark can best be described a blunt, self-made man and successful businessman. He no doubt has many admirable qualities but empathy for others is not among them. It became clear to us that he has little time or respect for those, unlike himself, who are not able to work as hard or without illness as he has.”
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While speaking to BBC, Karen explained, “I had known this company for 27 years and they treated me like rubbish. Mr Clark, didn’t like change. He didn’t like being challenged on things. He didn’t move with the times. I tried to explain some issues in what you can say and what you can’t say and it just fell on deaf ears.”
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