Large companies announced today that they are abandoning or suspending their relationship with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the country’s main employer, after emerging new cases of alleged sexual harassment In the organization.
the insurer revivethe bank natwestthe teleco Virgin Media O2the financial mastercard and the consultant HEYamong other large firms, have left the employers with immediate effect.
Other companies, such as oil companies Shell and BPthe pharmaceutical AstraZenecaand the banks barclays, Lloyd’s and HSBChave suspended their collaboration with the CBI for the moment.
The employers fired last week its CEO, Tony Dankerafter an investigation into the management of various complaints of sexual harassment, including the alleged rape of an employee by one of her superiors during a party in 2019.
The Guardian newspaper revealed today that a second woman has reported that she was raped by two co-workers while employed in a CBI overseas office.
The City of London district police announced last week that it has begun investigating complaints by more than a dozen women against members of the employers’ association, which claims to represent more than 190,000 British companies.
“In light of the serious allegations that have been made and how the CBI has managed the process and response, we believe that the CBI is no longer capable of fulfilling its primary role of representing the voice of business in the UK.”, affirmed Aviva, the first company to announce that it was withdrawing from the employers.
In a few hours, a cascade of signatures followed his example: “These worrying allegations and the way the situation has been handled do not represent UK companies. We have therefore informed the CBI of the termination of our membership.”, a spokesperson for Virgin Media O2 told the media.
Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in the United Kingdom, for its part, stated: “In the wake of the disturbing allegations, which continue to point to a culture that is not aligned with our values, our relationship with the CBI has become untenable.”.
Source: EFE
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