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" A 23-year-old waitress who was on a zero-hours contract kept silent about her boss&amp;#039;s inappropriate behaviour \u2013 because she feared he&amp;#039;d give her less hours at work, says MailOnline. Lucy Southern, who worked behind the bar at a hotel in Leeds, was asked questions by her line manager Alex Nkoroi about whether she wore stockings in bed and about her sex life. After lodging a complaint in August 2013 nothing was done\u00A0\u2013\u00A0but two months later, Nkoroi started touching her, slapping her bottom and kissing her neck, as well as grinding up and down her back. According to the MailOnline\u00A0Lucy, who was 22 at the time, later told hotel manager James Whittaker:  \u00A0&amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t want to say anything in case he gave me less shifts. I feel like I have to get on with him so that I get my hours. &amp;quot;If I take back what I said about Alex I can just get my hours back, can&amp;#039;t I?&amp;quot;  Eventually, Lucy&amp;#039;s case was heard by a tribunal and her boss \u2013 who had previously rejected her claims \u2013 refused to deny the accusations. Both Nkoroi and his employer, Brittania Hotels, were found guilty of sex discrimination by way of harassment. The panel said:  \u00A0&amp;quot;[Lucy] had a zero-hours contract and it was certainly her belief, whether right or wrong, that [Nkoroi] would be able to influence the number of hours she&amp;#039;d be given to work.&amp;quot;  While Lucy was awarded \u00A319,500 compensation, this highlights the importance of banning unfair zero-hours contracts \u2013\u00A0one of the key changes you want to see come out of this election. Here&amp;#039;s what the political parties said they&amp;#039;d do about zero hours contracts if elected: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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