Woman awarded €50,000 after male colleague tried to pull down her trousers in front of co-workers

Following the incident, the complainant alleged her co-worker proceeded to joke and mimic about what he had done to the other employees

Ms O'Brien reported the incident to the Gardai and attended a counsellor, remaining unfit to work. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A woman who suffered "extreme distress and trauma" after a male colleague attempted to pull down her trousers in an open office has been awarded more than €50,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission.

Ordering the maximum sum possible to the worker, the commission found that Deadline Direct Ltd, trading as Deadline Couriers failed to put harassment prevention measures in place before the sexual assault happened.