Lloyds Sued by UK Employees Disciplined Over Pro-Palestine Posts

Lloyds Bank Plc was sued by two female employees who argued the company discriminated against them when they were disciplined after posting criticism of Israel on the bank’s internal chat platform in 2021.

Afra Sohail, a customer adviser, and Aunngbeen Khalid, a fair assessment adviser, claimed at a London tribunal they were discriminated against on the basis of their political and religious beliefs after the bank sanctioned and reported them to the Financial Conduct Authority for gross misconduct. Both still work for Lloyds. The lender denies all the allegations of discrimination.

The comments, made by the two women more than ...