A pregnant employee, who was made redundant, carried out a trial period as a part-time administrator. At the end of the trial period she made an Employment Tribunal claim for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal because of comments made by her employer. A senior manager had said she was chosen for a part-time role because “we thought it would be suitable for you after the baby.”
The employee’s unfair dismissal claim, in Hammill v Bereau Veritas, failed because her employer had carried out a fair redundancy process.
The Employment Tribunal upheld her sex discrimination claim because it found that the senior manager’s comments amounted to less favourable treatment on the grounds of pregnancy.
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