One of Britain’s wealthiest technology tycoons has been accused of sexually assaulting two of his female employees, sexually harassing others, bullying and cultivating an atmosphere of fear at his company. Lawrence Jones, 51, who has an estimated £700 million fortune, is married with four daughters. His Manchester-based cloud computing company, UKFast, employs 400 people. Mr Jones, who was awarded an MBE in 2015, was recently photographed at the Conservative Party conference with his arm around Boris Johnson. The allegations, reported by the Financial Times and made by employees who spoke anonymously, include verbal abuse and sexually inappropriate behaviour on a daily basis at the company’s headquarters in Manchester. One woman alleges that she was molested while on work trips to Mr Jones’s properties
UKFast founder and CEO robin Jones has been accused of sexual harassment , harassment and bullying , and creating an atmosphere of fear at his cloud - computing company . The allegations include daily verbal abuse and sexually inappropriate behaviour at the company offices in Manchester and on business trips overseas . Jones denied the allegations and said they were “ hurtful and damaging ” to his wife and children , as well as the company website .