The Financial Post reports in its Wednesday edition that the JPMorgan scandal involving allegations by a former vice-president, Chirayu Rana, against a former director, Lorna Hajdini, is now a tabloid spectacle: lurid accusations, denials, leaked details, lawsuits launched -- withdrawn and refiled -- and social media juries rendering verdicts in real time.
The Post's guest columnists Howard Levitt and Jeffrey Vandespyker write that beneath the sensationalism, however, lies an important issue for Canadian employers and employees alike.
Every day, allegations of workplace harassment, bullying, discrimination, retaliation and misconduct are made across Canada. Few attract headlines. Yet for those involved, the consequences can be devastating.
Careers are destroyed. Reputations stained. Employers face enormous legal exposure. Increasingly, mere allegation is treated as proof. That is dangerous. None of us yet know what truly happened at JPMorgan. Mr. Rana alleges Ms. Hajdini used her power over his compensation and job security to coerce him into a degrading sexual relationship. Ms. Hajdini categorically denied the allegations.
JPMorgan says it conducted an internal investigation and found the claims unsubstantiated.
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