UK: Promote Me Over Men, Asks Commerzbank Exec Who Won Bias Case

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'A Commerzbank AG executive who won sex and maternity discrimination claims against the bank wants an unusual form of compensation: favorable treatment for future promotions.

Jagruti Rajput, a senior compliance officer at the bank’s London branch, won a court ruling that the bank had discriminated against her by failing to fairly consider her for a promotion, and by taking advantage of her absence on maternity leave to pass “significant elements” of her role to a colleague. She found her role had been diminished upon her return.

Now, Rajput wants a London judge to recommend that the bank “takes positive action to train and independently mentor” her for a promotion, her lawyer Elaine Banton told the court Wednesday. If there’s a “tie break” between Rajput and a candidate of “equal merit in terms of qualifications and years of experience,” Rajput should get preference for the role because as a woman, she’s from an under-represented group, Banton said.'