After Marcel Stalder resigned last week from his role as head of Ernst & Young (EY), Switzerland, yesterday was his succession. The new Person will have the task to bring to the turbulent months of rest to the firm of accountants.
the Background for Europe’s resignation were allegations of sexual harassment, directed against a EY-Partner. This was a close Confidant of Stalder. A staff member had to send the Partner concerned, in 2016, the sexual harassment and subsequent harassment accused.
There was an investigation, at the end, the employee left the wages the company with a severance pay of ten month and a confidentiality agreement. The partners received a reprimand, but was promoted shortly after by Stalder. After this newspaper had published in December, new Details about the case, has been provided to the partners.
Yesterday, the external investigation of the incident has been declared terminated. According to the media office of EY Switzerland, they have determined that no criminal law was socially relevant behavior. The behavior of the partner, but this was inappropriate. EY Switzerland and the Partner had agreed that he is leaving the company.
sexual harassment case, not a criminal offence
The “thorough and independent investigation of the matter”, the Europe-Boss July batter of the country in December had promised, was led by the Zurich law firm of Lenz & Staehelin. You have to evaluate all of this Information and all relevant persons Interviews, writes the media spokesperson of EY Switzerland. With the exception of the former employee, who had refused the cooperation.
The affected employee was contacted before Christmas by EY and invited to discuss the matter. They wanted to finish the investigation as quickly as possible, say it in a Letter, which this newspaper had insight on the best until the end of 2018. This was not possible, because the employee stayed until the middle of January in Overseas. She offered but several times in written comments. You have not been notified that your cooperation is mandatory, since it had only been, whether as a result of their complaints the right measures will be taken.
Yesterday July announced batter the country in an internal Letter, the investigation was completed, in the case of sexual harassment under criminal law is not relevant. This finding is banal, as a criminal state law never up for discussion. Rather, it was a behavior, the language in the internal guidelines of Ernst & Young. (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 26.01.2019, 12:21 PM
