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Harrods chief steps back from Royal Ballet role over Fayed abuse allegations



Michael Ward says Harrods failed its staff as Fayed ‘presided over a toxic culture’, describing it as ‘shameful period’The managing director of Harrods has apologised and stepped back from a role with the Royal Ballet and Opera as the fallout from the allegations of years of sexual misconduct by the department store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed continues.Michael Ward admitted Harrods had failed its staff as Fayed “presided over a toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct” during his decades in charge. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/26/harrods-chief-apologises-failing-colleagues-al-fayed-allegations

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Publish date : 2024-09-26 13:19:37

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