Dutch court upholds firing of Fugro manager who bullied staff about eating disorders and made sexual comments
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Mathijs Smit
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Summary
A top manager at Fugro, a Dutch soil research company, was fired for workplace misconduct including bullying subordinates about their eating disorders, making sexually suggestive comments about bananas, and hinting at firearm possession which made employees feel threatened. The manager sued for wrongful termination, demanding reinstatement or over €1 million in damages. However, the district court in The Hague ruled that Fugro was justified in firing him without any severance or compensation.
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Volgens de kantonrechter mag Fugro de man ontslaan, zonder hem één cent aan vergoedingen mee te geven.
De man zou ook hebben gehint op zijn bezit van een vuurwapen, waardoor medewerkers zich bedreigd voelden.
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