Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears
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Key Points:
- A senior Google UK employee, Victoria Woodall, claims she was made redundant after reporting a manager who shared inappropriate stories about his swinger lifestyle and showed a nude photo of his wife to clients, leading to a sexual harassment investigation.
- Google's internal inquiry found the manager had sexually harassed two female colleagues by inappropriate touching and comments, resulting in his dismissal for gross misconduct, while the company denies retaliating against Woodall.
- Woodall alleges a "boys' club" culture at Google, including a men's-only "chairman's lunch" event, and says she faced retaliation from her boss after whistleblowing, including being demoted and assigned a failing client account.
- Court documents reveal internal communications where senior executives discussed using a reorganization as an opportunity
