London Woman Mistakes 'XX' In Email For Kisses; Sues Boss

The mention of "xx", "yy", and "????" in an official email made a woman file a sexual harassment allegation against her boss. The incident occurred in London.

While he had sought information related to work, Karina Gasparova assumed he was asking for a sexual favour, according to a report in the BBC. However, the employment tribunal at London Central Court shot down her allegations saying her perception of events was "skewed".

Gasparova worked as a project manager at the London office of essDOCS and she dragged the company to the tribunal over sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal.

She claimed that Goulandris renamed a work file with his initials 'ajg', which according to her, was an abbreviation of "A Jumbo Genital".

What Was In The Email?

The solution us currently used by xx Agris companies and yy Barge lines in corn cargoes in south-north flows in the ???? waterways.

Also, can you remind me of what the balance of the rollout will be and the approx. timing.

Thanks

What She Thought?

According to her, the 'xx' referred to kisses, 'yy' to sexual contact and '????' as a coded way of asking "when she would be ready" to have sex.

In addition to it, she has accused her boss of "trying to chat her up" during business calls and he would stare her in the office. Further, she claimed he sent "have a nice evening" message in "an alluring voice". He also touched her hand when reaching for a mouse, the report added.

She alleged that he is "rich and powerful" and a "man in his position would be too clever" to make any advances obvious. She quit from the company in 2021 after her grievance letter was rejected by the company.

What Tribunal Said?

The tribunal called her allegation a "skewed perception of everyday events" and stated that she "demonstrated a tendency to make extraordinary allegations without evidence".

It also found that her boss made a "genuine request" and did not imply any sexual nature.

She was also asked to pay £5,000 costs to essDOCS.