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 Using the word 'lads' at work may be form of sexual harassment, tribunal rules as £95,000-a-year female executive wins discrimination case

 Using the phrase 'lads' at work could count as sex harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled, as a £95,000-a-year executive is in line for compensation.
The use of the noun in a mixed work force may be 'unwanted conduct' based on sex, a judge has said. Such 'casual use of gender-specific language' might well be perceived as patronising by female members of staff, the panel warned.
The ruling came in the case of a high flying food executive who complained about her male boss's use of the phrase 'Lads, lads' when discussing the performance of a colleague who was a woman.