A woman has been awarded £20,000 after winning a sexual harassment case against Morelli Ice Cream Ltd. An industrial tribunal judgment said it was unanimously satisfied that complainant Shauna McFarland was subjected to harassment and that Morelli’s is liable.
In a case backed by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, Ms McFarland said she experienced sexual harassment over a long period of time by Remo Di Vito, a supervisor, who is also a member of the extended family who own Morelli’s.
The tribunal found his conduct was “by any standard sleazy and sustained”. Ms McFarland first raised a complaint in September 2016, but the tribunal found that no investigation was carried out, although a verbal warning was issued, and she was not advised of the outcome.
