Male workers who hear colleagues being sexist about women can be victims of sex harassment themselves, a tribunal has ruled.
Offensive comments 'violate the dignity' of staff and are a breach of equality laws regardless of their gender, an employment judge has suggested.
The verdict comes in the case of a car sales executive who complained about having to listen to colleagues at the dealership where they worked repeatedly make sexual comments about women.
Matthew Davies left his job after three weeks because of the 'toxic' atmosphere in the office, an employment tribunal heard.
He is now in line for compensation after Employment Judge Rachel Harfield ruled the comments - including hearing a woman being described as 'rough around the edges' - created an 'offensive environment' for him.
