LONDON: It might be a term of respect and endearment in India but calling a woman "auntie" in the UK workplace can land you in hot water.
West London NHS Trust has been ordered to pay Indian-origin healthcare assistant Ilda Esteves £1,425 (Rs 1.8 lakh) in damages for "injury to her feelings" after a nurse colleague repeatedly addressed her as "auntie" at work. Employment judge Alliott found it amounted to harassment on the grounds of age and sex. Esteves (64) said Charles Oppong called her "auntie" multiple times despite her asking him not to.
