Swiss Re loses discrimination case after boss made sexist remarks to underwriter
A former junior underwriter at Swiss Re has won her sexual discrimination suit against the company, after she was wrongfully dismissed following sexist comments from her boss.
Julia Sommer was working as a junior underwriter for Swiss Re and was based in the London office. She was dismissed in 2021, with Swiss Re giving the reasoning of redundancy under “cost saving.”
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