Hotel worker gets €30,000 over grope

A SPANISH woman who claimed she was forced to resign her job after management at the hotel where she worked failed to prevent her being groped by a male customer has been awarded €30,000.

The woman, who took her case to the Equality Tribunal, claimed she was subjected to two discreet instances of sexual harassment by a customer who was a friend of the manager.

On the first occasion, the woman was approached in the kitchen of the hotel at 7am by a male customer, who smelt of drink, smoke and body odour. He approached her, asked her how she was, then positioned himself behind her and wrapped his arms around her chest. The woman said she struggled with the man and broke free.