BNP Ordered to Pay A Banker Fired Years After Alleged Sexual Harassment
- Ruling is second in less than a year that’s gone against bank
- Bankers involved were only fired in 2017 when case went public
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BNP Paribas SA was ordered to pay a banker it only fired after sexual harassment allegations made against him came to light in a newspaper article, as French judges turned the blame on the bank for failing to act years before the matter was made public.
The Paris court of appeals highlighted “the absence of any true disciplining” by BNP when a female colleague complained in 2012 about Jean-Christophe Wantz and his boss, and questioned “more broadly its policy concerning the handling of sexual harassment.” Both men were given just a warning and continued to be employed by the bank.