A woman made redundant during her maternity leave has settled her sex discrimination case, before it went to tribunal hearing, against her employers SALIIS Ltd for £9,000.
Áine Magorrian from Castlewellan, with the help of the Equality Commission, took a case against the company alleging sex discrimination, unlawful discrimination on grounds of pregnancy and unfair dismissal. She joined SALIIS in early 2013. Her employment as Operations and Maintenance Manager was terminated in October 2016.
Mrs. Magorrian was troubled when, following the birth of her first daughter, her role was changed in her absence. She claimed that on being assured by her employer that her new role was more secure, she did not at that time pursue a complaint.
When she
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