Canadian single dad sues top Japanese bank for paternity harassment


Glen Wood, 47, who was formerly head of global sales at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, is suing his employer for paternity harassment. He is fighting for his old job and salary back.ST PHOTO: WALTER SIM.

TOKYO: A Canadian man who has been working in Tokyo's finance sector for nearly two decades is suing his employer Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities for what is known in Japan as paternity harassment.

Glen Wood, 47, who was the brokerage's head of global sales, is arguing that he has been unfairly sidelined by the company with a demotion and a hefty pay cut after the birth of his son, Alexander, two years ago.

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