The “fun” culture at the company includes sexism; Mr. T argued.
In its ruling this month, The court ruled that he has the right to “freedom of expression” and that his refusal to participate in social activities is a “fundamental freedom” under labor and human rights laws and is not grounds for his dismissal.
According to court documents, the man was hired by Cubik Partners as a senior consultant in February 2011 and promoted to director in February 2014. He was fired in March 2015 after allegedly failing to live up to the company’s professional values.
The company also criticized his sometimes “brittle and condescending tone” to subordinates and accused him of an inability to accept feedback and differing views.
Cubik Partners did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post.
It’s not the first time the company’s drinking habits have come under the microscope in court proceedings. Even after the #MeToo movement has shone a spotlight on workplace misconduct globally, several recent cases have highlighted the prevalence of alcoholism in white-collar professional culture. Some companies have introduced “drinkers” at company events in hopes of avoiding those problems.
An auditor from PricewaterhouseCoopers in England is suing the company after a serious injury he sustained in a competitive drinking binge in London’s High Court this year. Michael Brockie fell into a coma and had part of his skull removed after participating in the company’s event, The Post reported.
In March, Atrium Underwriters, a member of Lloyd’s of London’s insurance market, was fined a record £1 million (about $1.2 million) for serious failures, including an inappropriate “boys’ night out” by employees, including two senior executives. playing games Drinking too much alcohol He made sexist comments about female colleagues,” the Guardian reported at the time.
France is one of the most liberal countries in the world when it comes to alcohol consumption. The legal minimum age for public drinking is 18, and there is no private drinking limit.
Taylor Telford contributed to this report.
