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flag A New Zealand bus driver won $60,000 in damages after a tribunal found her manager sexually harassed her through a coerced exchange of work for sex.

flag A New Zealand female bus driver, a single mother facing financial hardship, was found by the Human Rights Review Tribunal to have endured severe sexual harassment involving a quid pro quo arrangement with her branch manager, who allegedly offered more work hours in exchange for sex. flag Despite her distress and two formal complaints ignored by her employer, she continued working until resigning. flag The tribunal ruled the conduct—repeated, unwelcome, and exploitative—violated her human rights due to the power imbalance, awarding $60,000 in damages for humiliation, emotional harm, and loss of dignity. flag Though the manager denied wrongdoing, claiming a consensual relationship, the tribunal upheld the finding of coercion. flag The employer settled the case confidentially, but the manager was held personally liable. flag The decision highlighted how financial vulnerability and workplace power imbalances can enable coercive behavior, calling it the most serious case of its kind.

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