A former software company executive has accused the firm of constructive dismissal over its handling of her bullying complaint. Photograph: Colin Keegan/CollinsA former software company executive has accused the firm of constructive dismissal over its handling of her bullying complaint following an “angry and very aggressive” outburst from its chief executive that left her so upset she was “physically sick” on her way home from work.
The claim is denied by the firm, which argues that by failing to lodge a formal appeal before she quit in November 2022, Ms Sheils gave the company “no course of action” and “absolutely no leeway”.Freezing your eggs is expensive, not without risk and comes with no guarantees: here’s how to navigate the market
After hearing Mr Lyons speaking to a manager by phone about keys to the office and demanding to know where they were, she remarked that staff “didn’t want to have keys”. She said that after Mr Lyons emerged again from his office and had her perform a work task, her colleagues asked whether she was okay. “I went to the bathroom; I started crying, shaking; I couldn’t believe what was happening. I was upset most of the day – I just wanted to get in my car and go home,” she said.
The following day, she submitted a formal complaint to Johan Lundqvist, a senior group HR officer in Sweden, she added. Questioning the independent investigator, human resources consultant Ray Ryan, Mr McGrath asked why he had chosen not to speak to Ms D.