China News Service, May 15. According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the British Labour Tribunal said in a ruling published on the 11th that calling a man "bald" in the workplace constitutes sexual harassment.
In 2019, British Bung employee Finn reportedly clashed with male supervisor Kim, who described Finn as "old," "bald," and used swear words that were "unnecessary" and "related to the plaintiff's gender," according to reports. sentence.
Additionally, Finn has been "unfairly fired" by the company in 2021.
The Labour Tribunal's ruling noted that King made personal comments about Finn's appearance and that there was a link between the word "bald" and a protected gender trait.
The judge acknowledged, however, that "both women and men may be bald" was correct in asserting that the lawyer representing the defendant company was correct.
But he added that baldness was "more common" among men.
The court also cited a 1995 jurisprudence when the Labour Tribunal ruled that a woman had been sexist because her manager commented on the size of her breasts.