Woman employee files £1 million case against Wipro

An Indian woman employee at the London office of IT major Wipro has filed a 1 million pounds compensation case of sexual discrimination, unequal pay and unfair dismissal against the firm.

She alleged she was subjected to a "deeply predatory, misogynistic culture" and forced into an affair with a married boss at the Bangalore-headquartered firm's UK division. The 39-year-old told an employment tribunal in London this week how her boss called her "a seductive dancer from Indian mythology". "Women who are confident, capable and express their viewpoints are often called 'emotional', 'psychotic' or 'menopausal'. Women who supported women are called 'lesbians'," she said.

She claimed she was manipulated into an affair with a married senior vice-president. On one business trip to Stockholm in 2013, the 54-year-old allegedly told her the silk blouse she was wearing was "too tight" for her body type. The India-born woman said she embarked on the affair despite finding his conversation "<g data-gr-id="16">inane</g>" and that he suffered on occasion from a "certain body odour", the Daily Telegraph reported. The former sales and market development manager, who handled outsourcing business deals for Wipro, said she was treated like "dirty goods" after ending the affair and lodging complaints about her treatment. 

She also claimed she was paid far less than male staff, earning up to 75,000 pounds per annum rather than the typical 150,000 pounds paid to male equivalents.