Female shop assistant sexually harassed on daily basis for six months awarded maximum €40,000

The shop assistant who was repeatedly called "thunder tits" and other offensive comments by a manager as part of daily sexual harassment.

A female shop assistant who was repeatedly called "thunder tits" and other offensive comments by a manager as part of daily sexual harassment endured by her over a six-month period has been awarded €40,000.

This follows Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer, Marian Duffy ordering that the worker be awarded the maximum award she can receive under the Employment Equality Act for sexual harassment.