Donna Ball was paid more than male colleagues and had overestimated her value to the bank, the tribunal found

A woman lost a £400,000 sexism claim against her employer after a tribunal found that she was paid more than most of her male peers.

Donna Ball, 53, said her progress at Coutts, the banker to the Queen, had been halted by a “glass ceiling” of discrimination against women. Ms Ball, an associate director, alleged that her employer resembled an “exclusive gentlemen’s club” that blocked her promotion and underpaid her.

The Central London Employment tribunal rejected her claim after concluding that she “has a higher perception of her performance” than she could demonstrate with evidence.

Ms Ball said that she should be paid more than her line manager and his manager because she was a law graduate and neither of them had a degree.

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