For June 2020, we have asked the employment team at Tughans to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?”

The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal from time to time with the less common place disputes at work; issues that may, if handled incorrectly, lead to claims of discrimination or constructive dismissal or some other serious difficulty.

I am a HR Business Partner dealing with a highly contentious grievance appeal from an employee who alleges that they have been subjected to sexual harassment by a colleague. I have become aware of several messages between a junior team member and the