The Equality Commission NI reports:
When Laura Gruzdaite told her employer that she was pregnant and showed him the letter for her first ante-natal appointment, she probably didn’t expect it was the start of a chain of events that would lead to her losing her job.
The Equality Commission supported her case to the Industrial Tribunal, alleging unlawful discrimination because she was dismissed for a reason relating to her pregnancy and because she was treated adversely following the announcement of her pregnancy. The Industrial Tribunal found unanimously in Ms Gruzdaite’s favour and awarded her £27,917.60.
When Laura and her husband started work at McGrane Nurseries Ltd, Co Armagh, in January 2018, she was given a blank contract to sign, specifically
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