Deloitte has been sued by a woman over allegations that it failed to protect her against a controlling and manipulative male partner.
Katrina Jones claims that Christopher Holliday was oppressive, abusive and caused her mental harm.
Elle also stated that Deloitte investigated her claims in order to preserve its reputation, and ensure that Mr Holliday, 44 years old, retained his job.
Miss Jones was a compliance and risk analyst at the Big Four Consulting firm in 2015.
According to High Court records obtained by Financial Times from the Financial Times, she says that she had a relationship in 2016 with Mr Holliday (a partner in the firm’s quality and risks team) and they moved into each other’s flat.
Deloitte is being sued by a woman over allegations that it failed to provide protection against a male partner who was ‘controlling’ and manipulative. Katrina Jones asserts that Christopher Holliday’s “oppressive” and abusive behavior led to her psychological harm.
However, she asserts that his manipulative behavior is “inextricably tied to” her. [his]She has authority and seniority over others.
The claim claims that Mr Holliday told Miss Jones many times to tell her he could dismiss her and had her send him her GPS coordinates via her cell phone.
According to her, Mr Holliday started acting in an “intimidatory” manner after she broke up with him in 2017.
According to reports, Holliday reported that he had self-reported his relationship to another partner following rumors began spreading in the office. An internal investigation was launched in 2018.
According to the FT, two other employees raised concerns over his behavior towards Miss Jones.
But Miss Jones criticised Deloitte’s investigation – which was led by a partner who worked closely with Mr Holliday – saying she was not kept informed about its progress or outcome.
According to the legal claims, the partner in the investigation failed to recognize ‘clear indications’ that Miss Jones was scared of Mr Holliday and needed protection. She was also at high risk for psychiatric injuries.
The report also states that Deloitte failed to prevent Mr Holliday’s alleged behavior. He continued working at Deloitte as a “talent partner” and was therefore allowed to participate in Miss Jones’ application for promotion.
His role also meant that he was able to access her personal details on a HR database – even though she did not want him to know her new address.
One of the Big Four’s largest firms is currently under fire for bullying and harassing employees. It emerged last month that a partner at Ernst & Young was allowed to keep his job despite telling a female trainee, ‘I am going to f*** you’ on a company ski trip. Neil Hutt (51) was a former partner of Ernst & Young for 16 years. He resigned later after staff protests.
Her doctor had her sign off from work in October 2018. This was due to stress, according to Financial Times.
Miss Jones no longer works for the company, which reported a 5.5 per cent rise in its global revenue for 2021 up to £37.2billion.
According to LinkedIn and Companies House records Mr Holliday resigned in December 2019. He wanted to open his own company, and also run a pub in Kent.
The images he posts on social media show him leading a life of luxury, including photos of boats and motorbikes.
A Deloitte spokesperson said last night that the matter was related to legal proceedings and it would not be appropriate for them to comment.
However, they have not filed any defense before the court.
Miss Jones, Mr Holliday and Miss Jones were unable to be reached for comment.
One of the Big Four has been slapped with a bullying and harassment scandal.
It emerged last month that a partner at Ernst & Young was allowed to keep his job despite telling a female trainee, ‘I am going to f*** you’ on a company ski trip.
Neil Hutt (51) was a partner of 16 years and later quit following an internal backlash.