Exclusive: Another female employee complained she was stalked by a male colleague in 2018 at the business lobbying group
A woman has alleged that she was raped by two male colleagues when she worked at the Confederation of British Industry.
Separately, the Guardian has been told that a woman based at the organisation’s London office was stalked by a male colleague in 2018. Sources said he followed her in person and tracked her online, and that when she complained the CBI launched an investigation.However, sources claim the woman was actively discouraged from reporting the stalking to the police and the alleged perpetrator retained his job.
The alleged victim has also claimed that she was presented – in the office – with an image of herself where she appeared to be unconscious. “I blame the CBI for an atmosphere that was allowed to feed into people’s sense of confidence. That they could act in this way and afterwards feel no worries, no fears of consequences. That they could feel somehow proud, in an office.“I want to say to other women or men at the CBI that they do great work. I hope they understand why I wanted to speak about it; what happened to me.”
The business lobby group issued a public statement on Thursday and passed information to the police about the Guardian’s inquiry ahead of publication. The CBI said that a sanction was imposed and the matter concluded and that there was no record of a desire on the part of the complainant to report the matter to the police.
The then CBI director general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn said she was not made aware of the complaint made in early 2018. He added that the lobby group is expecting findings from the Fox Williams investigation “imminently”.
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