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Employer liable for "hasty" dismissal of pregnant worker
A tribunal has awarded $2500 for hurt and humiliation and $7900 in damages to a pregnant employee dismissed for alleged poor performance and excessive sick leave absences just weeks before she became eligible for 12 months unpaid maternity leave.
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