As a result, she said, her mental health suffered and she became “isolated and excluded” by male staff, before she left the company in March 2014. Former City bond trader for Jefferies Group, Dalal Belghiti, is seeking 3.5m from the US investment bank, alleging she was driven out of her job and exposed to sexist behaviour on the trading floor. She claimed at an employment tribunal in London that she was frozen out by her boss after she supported a female colleague, Aarthi Sambasivan in a successful grievance claim against Jefferies. Among other allegations, she also revealed how her male colleagues would "rate" women in the office. The case has been brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in employment.
Former City bond trader for Jefferies Group, Dalal Belghiti, is seeking 3.5m from the US investment bank, alleging she was driven out of her job and exposed to sexist behaviour on the trading floor. She claimed at an employment tribunal in London that she was frozen out by her boss after she supported a female colleague, Aarthi Sambasivan in a successful grievance claim against Jefferies. Among other allegations, she also revealed how her male colleagues would "rate" women in the office. The case has been brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in employment.