Sending unwanted birthday cards to work colleagues 'could be harassment', judge says

SENDING an unwanted birthday card to a colleague could be deemed harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled.

- News Reporter

The judgment came in the case of a tax worker who sued HMRC when bosses sent her a birthday card after she said she did not celebrate it for personal reasons.

Kani Toure was off sick with work-related stress when she "clearly explained" she wanted correspondence kept to a minimum via email only. But colleagues sent the customer service consultant 11 emails in a month asking if she was "all right", plus the birthday card, the panel heard.