Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn looks back at the top 5 human resources (HR) blunders of 2010. 1) A 56-year old lady was the preferred candidate for an internal role, but after she revealed her age during the interview, the interviewer at the employer confessed "I didn't realise you were so old", and the role was given to a 43-year old with 35 years' less experience. She was awarded £187,000. 2) "Who's the daddy?" Office gossip about the possible paternity of an employee's unborn child resulted in compensation for sexual harassment. Following an office Christmas party the employee discovered that she was pregnant. Within an hour of her bringing her pregnancy to the organisation's HR director's attention the news had done the rounds of the office.
The Telegraph, January 2011
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