Catering assistant settles bullying case against chefs

A CATERING assistant who alleged she was assaulted, bullied and harassed at work has settled a damages claim of €38,000 for an undisclosed sum in the Circuit Civil court.

Angela Young, 61, claimed in a civil bill that, between 2003 and 2005, she had been sexually assaulted by one chef and physically assaulted by another chef in the canteen at Tesco, Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin.

Ms Young, of Cushlawn Park, Killinarden, Tallaght, alleged Chef A had approached her with a sausage sticking out of his trousers in a sexual gesture. On another occasion, he had changed his clothing in front of her to embarrass her and once walked towards her wearing only his underpants.