Employment judge Kate Annand said a boss would never ask a male worker the same.
She was speaking in the case of antiques dealer John Wellington, 40, who was sued by sales assistant Audrey Pereira.
He hired her to work at his shop in Windsor, Berks, and a month later quizzed her about her life. Judge Annand said the questions were "inherently sexist" and made her feel she had to "justify" why she wanted to work.
She said: “The tribunal concluded that this did amount to unwanted conduct...it was unlikely that [he] would have asked a male who was seeking a role why they needed to work, why they needed to earn money, or asked them questions about their wife. The questions were inappropr...
She was speaking in the case of antiques dealer John Wellington, 40, who was sued by sales assistant Audrey Pereira.
He hired her to work at his shop in Windsor, Berks, and a month later quizzed her about her life. Judge Annand said the questions were "inherently sexist" and made her feel she had to "justify" why she wanted to work.
She said: “The tribunal concluded that this did amount to unwanted conduct...it was unlikely that [he] would have asked a male who was seeking a role why they needed to work, why they needed to earn money, or asked them questions about their wife. The questions were inappropr...
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