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FoundedApril 1
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London Central is a bus company operating in South London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates services under contract to Transport for London.

IT worker sues her boss believing 'xx' in email were kisses

Feb 16,2020 6:03 am

By Jacob EvansBBC News

An IT worker sued Her Boss for sexual harassment after believing his use of " xx" " yy" and "???? " in an email asking for more information was a coded way of asking for sexual relations.

Karina Gasparova also claimed that when Aleksander Goulandris renamed a work file with his initials 'ajg' it was an abbreviation of " A Jumbo Genital".

The Employment tribunal at London Central court said Ms Gasparova's perception of events was " skewed".

Her claims were rejected.

Ms Gasparova was a Project Manager at the London office of essDOCS, a company that provides " paperless trade solutions".

She took The Firm to the tribunal claiming sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal.

'Formal grievance rejected'

The tribunal heard she believed her superior, Mr Goulandris, was " trying to chat her up" when discussing business on work calls, and claimed he would stare at her.

It was also claimed that email correspondence from Mr Goulandris insinuated a desire to " engage in sexual acts".

The hearing was told Ms Gasparova submitted a formal grievance letter in April 2021 against Mr Goulandris, but resigned after it was rejected.

The claims from Ms Gasparova were called a " skewed perception of everyday events" by the tribunal panel, which also said she " demonstrated a tendency to make extraordinary allegations without evidence".

Ms Gasparova's claims of sexual harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal were rejected and she was ordered to pay £5,000 costs to essDOCS.

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