![]() ![]() UCF said the nature of the relationship between him and Ms A was friendship and when he asked if she was active, it related to whether she was dating at a young age. In November, UCF was called into a meeting and made aware of the allegations that his messages to Ms A were "inappropriate, unprofessional and of a sexual nature" and amounted to harassment. UCF repeatedly messaged Ms A, including telling her to have a good weekend, telling her about his dog, asking how her day was going, asking for her phone number, and expressing his happiness at the pair being "good friends". She began ignoring his messages and said UCF would view her LinkedIn profile often, which she thought was "creepy". She said UCF asked, "Do you think if you didn’t have a boyfriend we would date?" ![]() Ms A said when she looks back on it now, she feels "really yuck". When Ms A didn’t understand what he meant by this, UCF said, "I was always into girls from a very young age", with the investigator concluding UCF implied, ‘Were you sexually active’. UCF also referred to a photo of Ms A as a 17-year-old, saying "cutie" before asking, "Were you active?" "I thought it was weird, but now in hindsight, I’m like – gross," Ms A told the investigator. ![]() When she asked why, he responded, "You know, with my position and all that." Ms A said UCF told her it would be good for their relationship when she leaves her company. In October, Ms A raised her concerns with her direct manager, stating UCF had continued to message her after she told him to give her space.Ī senior associate of the company was asked to investigate UCF’s conduct. However, by September UCF’s messages began to make Ms A feel uncomfortable. In August last year, he and the junior employee, who is referred to as Ms A and was employed by UCF’s parent company in Australia, would chat over LinkedIn, sharing "banter". The manager, who has interim name suppression and is identified as UCF in the decision, became the general manager of human resources (HR) in 2020 for a manufacturing business in New Zealand. Now, the man’s argument that his employer conducted a flawed investigation process leading to his "unjustified" dismissal has failed, according to a recent decision made by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). "I know you have a boyfriend, but if you didn’t, would things be different between us?" he asked her on one occasion through the professional networking site LinkedIn. ![]()
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