The Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) is facing a lawsuit for allegedly threatening to fire an employee after she complained about sexual harassment from a senior executive, as reported by the Australian Financial Review.
The employee, who works as a "people-experience specialist," claims that she was kissed without consent by the executive at a drinks event after the company's Christmas Party in December 2023. An external investigation was launched after the employee filed a formal complaint several weeks later, which upheld the complaint. The executive was issued a formal warning.
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