The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) announced the resignation of its director-general, Tony Danker, on Tuesday, arguing his behavior “did not live up to what was expected” of the position, following news of allegations of harassment.
“Tony Danker has been fired with immediate effect following an independent investigation into specific complaints of workplace misconduct,” the company said in a statement.
The nature of the complaints has not been specified, but the investigation was launched after The Guardian newspaper reported several allegations of sexual harassment within Britain’s main employers’ organisation.
The CBI said three other employees have been suspended.
While investigating some of these [alegações], it is already clear to all of us that there have been serious shortcomings in the way we acted as an organization. We have to do better, and we have to get better,” he stressed.
Economist Rain Newton-Smith has been named the next director general of the CBI, where she previously served before accepting a position at Barclays Bank.
The CBI represents approximately 190,000 companies with approximately seven million employees, with offices in Brussels, Washington, Beijing and Delhi, in addition to its headquarters in London.
The organization was a critical voice of the British government, questioning the impact of ‘Brexit’ and the tax policy that last week determined the increase in corporate tax from 19% to 25%.
Source: DN
