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Article

31 Mar 2008

Author:
Richard Alleyne, Telegraph [UK]

Christina Rich in £2 million settlement [Australia]

A British businesswoman has received £2 million in one of the world's biggest ever payouts for a claim of sexual harassment. Christina Rich, a financial adviser, was the highest-paid partner in PriceWaterhouseCoopers' office in Australia when she resigned, claiming that she had suffered more than a decade of bullying and harassment. The executive…said her career was blighted by the "boys' club" culture at the Sydney-based firm…[and] claimed about £5 million from 20 PricewaterhouseCoopers' partners…She alleged sexual harassment and discrimination, victimisation and bullying, which the company denied. The case was settled out of court.