HR manager said he was ‘devastated’ by criticism but judge says he suffered no unfavourable treatment
Pointing out that an employee’s work is messy and full of mistakes is not harassment, a tribunal has ruled.
Bosses need to be able to identify workers’ weaknesses in an attempt to improve their performance, an employment judge said.
Claiming that such criticism is discriminatory is unreasonable, the panel said.
The ruling came in the case of an HR manager who claimed to have been “devastated, hurt and profoundly upset” after his boss told him his work was messy and needed improvement.
