pregnancy

23

May

2023

Pregnancy 'Played a Part' in Redundancy Decision – Discrimination Ruling

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Maternity leave is every expectant mother's entitlement and, if you feel that you have suffered pregnancy discrimination, you should contact a solicitor without delay. The point was powerfully made by the case of a woman whose pregnancy played a...

09

Jun

2022

Pregnancy Discrimination – Employers' Claims of Ignorance

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employers accused of discrimination are often heard to claim that they had no inkling that the employee concerned had a protected characteristic. However, the case of a pregnant woman who was sacked whilst in the throes of morning sickness showed...

11

Feb

2022

Woman Sacked During Difficult Pregnancy Receives Just Compensation

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Dismissing an employee for being pregnant may seem extraordinary in this day and age but it still happens far too often. In a case on point, a shop assistant who was viewed as a malingerer by her employer during her complicated pregnancy was awarded...

09

Jul

2021

Exemplary Sales Assistant Succeeds in Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

There can be few things more harmful to an employer's reputation than a finding that it has discriminated against a worker for being pregnant. In a damning decision, an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruled that an exemplary sales assistant was dismissed...

09

Sep

2020

Pregnancy sick leave – Woman awarded damages for insensitive treatment

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Workers on sick leave are entitled to be treated sensitively by their employers and all the more so where their health difficulties are pregnancy related. In the following case, this did not happen. A social worker who was treated in an abrupt and...

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