IT worker sues Boss believing “xx” in email were kisses
Written by Pheodora Waqanibaravi on May 20, 2023
An IT worker sued her boss for sexual harassment after believing his use of “xx”, “yy”, and “????” in an email asking for more information was a coded way of asking for sexual relations. Karina Gasparova also claimed that when Alexander Goulandris renamed a work file with his initials ‘ajg’ it was an abbreviation of “A Jumbo Genital”. The employment tribunal at London Central Court said Ms Gasparova’s perception of events was “skewed”. Her claims were rejected.
