A high-flying partner at accounting firm EY was stripped of his $850K salary after propositioning a female colleague at a Christmas party, where he allegedly made lewd comments about her, telling her she was beautiful and implying that he wanted to sleep with her. The incident led to her complaining to management, prompting the senior partner's termination.
During the 2022 holiday gathering with a "Miami Vice" theme, Nicita made suggestive remarks to his female colleague, including stating that most of his affairs were with married women. However, when she expressed discomfort and revealed she was married, he attempted to downplay his behavior by claiming it was just an innocuous suggestion to go out for dinner.
The firm's managing partner subsequently told Nicita that his actions were "completely unacceptable from anybody, let alone a partner, let alone a senior partner." Despite denying making the suggestive comments, Nicita was given a stern warning and ordered to apologize to the complainant. The incident led to him losing 4% of his income, totaling $33,969.78.
Tragically, things took a darker turn when Nicita became embroiled in an altercation at a Sydney bar after attending a fundraiser for the Sydney University Rugby Club. After paying the bill, he discovered his jacket was missing and got into a physical confrontation with bar staff, leading to charges of common assault. CCTV footage showed him pushing the bar manager and bumping him with his chest.
When his boss learned about the incident, Nicita claimed it was "innocuous" and that the assault was just a push. However, the managing partner decided to terminate Nicita's position for "Just Cause," citing his behavior as unacceptable.
The senior partner is now challenging his termination in court, arguing that his boss breached their partnership agreement and seeking damages. Despite this, Justice David Mossop dismissed his claims, ordering him to pay costs to EY. The decision marks a stark reminder of the consequences of workplace harassment and misconduct.
During the 2022 holiday gathering with a "Miami Vice" theme, Nicita made suggestive remarks to his female colleague, including stating that most of his affairs were with married women. However, when she expressed discomfort and revealed she was married, he attempted to downplay his behavior by claiming it was just an innocuous suggestion to go out for dinner.
The firm's managing partner subsequently told Nicita that his actions were "completely unacceptable from anybody, let alone a partner, let alone a senior partner." Despite denying making the suggestive comments, Nicita was given a stern warning and ordered to apologize to the complainant. The incident led to him losing 4% of his income, totaling $33,969.78.
Tragically, things took a darker turn when Nicita became embroiled in an altercation at a Sydney bar after attending a fundraiser for the Sydney University Rugby Club. After paying the bill, he discovered his jacket was missing and got into a physical confrontation with bar staff, leading to charges of common assault. CCTV footage showed him pushing the bar manager and bumping him with his chest.
When his boss learned about the incident, Nicita claimed it was "innocuous" and that the assault was just a push. However, the managing partner decided to terminate Nicita's position for "Just Cause," citing his behavior as unacceptable.
The senior partner is now challenging his termination in court, arguing that his boss breached their partnership agreement and seeking damages. Despite this, Justice David Mossop dismissed his claims, ordering him to pay costs to EY. The decision marks a stark reminder of the consequences of workplace harassment and misconduct.
. 4% is nothing when ur making $850K a year, especially when u get into physical altercations like that. And whats with his excuses? Like, dude you lost your jacket and got in trouble, own up to it! 
. The company did right by terminating him, I think they should've done more though. A good termination package would've been nice...like maybe a hefty severance and all that 
. I mean, Nicita thought he was above the law, but in reality, he just ended up being a walking disaster 
. One minute he's trying to hit on his colleague at a party, and the next he's getting into a fight with bar staff 
. The fact that he claimed it was "innocuous" is laughable, and I'm so glad the company took action against him 
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. I mean, Nicita thought he could just waltz back into work after one little incident, but nope! He got fired, and now he's trying to sue the company 
. The court decision was spot on, imo 
. It's a clear reminder that workplace harassment and misconduct won't be tolerated 
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. EY must have had some kind of code of conduct or something, but clearly, it wasn't being followed by Nicita 
. Case closed 
I mean, 4% off his salary is nothing compared to what he could've done to that poor colleague 
guess the law will just let him keep on walking with a fat paycheck 
. And those lewd comments? No wonder she complained to management 
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. Like, what kind of guy does that? He should've owned up to it and apologized properly instead of trying to spin it.
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and then he had the nerve to get into a physical altercation with bar staff after accidentally taking off his jacket 
and that Christmas party is basically an invite for office shenanigans. Anyway, glad he got terminated lol...but seriously, workplace harassment is super serious stuff 
. I mean, who propositions a colleague at a Christmas party and expects everything to be cool? 
And to make matters worse, he tries to downplay his behavior by saying it was just a harmless suggestion... give me a break 
. I mean, $850K salary for making some pretty cringeworthy comments at a Christmas party? It's just not okay to make lewd remarks about someone in a professional setting, let alone proposition them. And then he has the nerve to downplay it afterwards? Like, what even is that? 
it's not funny, it's not okay. and then he loses 4% of his income, which is still $33k... that's not enough to make it right. 
. Newsflash: if you wanna keep your job at EY, you gotta respect your colleagues and not be a creep 
. The guy clearly had some major red flags and his behavior is unacceptable. But you know what's even more unacceptable? The fact that he's trying to sue them for it in court 
just heard about Nicita getting stripped of $850K salary over making super bad comments at a Christmas party 
what's next? the guy needs to get his act together or find a new career path ASAP... this case is all about the consequences of bad behavior, good job EY for standing firm 
Guys I just saw this crazy news about some high-flying EY partner getting stripped of his six-figure salary for making super bad comments at a Christmas party 
. Like, come on, Nicita, you're a senior partner, act like it, but instead he makes some sleazy remarks and gets called out on it 
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. The fact that he tried to downplay his comments by saying they were innocuous too shows he's just not taking responsibility for his actions 
. The senior partner trying to sue them is like, so extra, and thankfully they won the case 
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