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A restaurant manager has won more than £15,000 after she was sacked following her announcement she was pregnant and texted 'no hard feelings' by her boss.
Anna McKnight was 'ostracised' after telling Jonny Carruthers she was expecting and was deliberately given fewer shifts at the tapas place where she worked after experiencing sickness. The 28-year-old mother-to-be was then left 'surprised and upset' after she found out from HR that she had been 'P45'd'.
Mr Carruthers later sent her a WhatsApp message saying 'no hard feelings'. Now, Ms McKnight has successfully sued the restaurant in Greenock for pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal. Ms McKnight, whose son Goldie is now five months old, has won £15,365 after the 'underhand' sacking.
Following the case, Ms McKnight hit out at the 'stigma' around maternity leave and said it needs to be 'stamped out', adding 'companies can't and won't get away with treating women this way'. The tribunal in Glasgow heard Ms McKnight began working at Fenwick 47 tapas restaurant as assistant manager in December 2021.
She found out she was pregnant with Goldie, her second child, in mid-January 2022 and general manager at the restaurant, Mr Carruthers, congratulated her. Mr Carruthers even joked with Ms McKnight that he was going to say he is pregnant to avoid drinking, texting her to say he "will kiddon I am preggers tae".
She was due to go on maternity leave in August of 2022. A tribunal report said: "In February 2022 she experienced pain and sickness connected with her pregnancy.
"She was open with Mr Carruthers about this but was largely able to work her usual number of hours. The symptoms were not constant. From the end of March 2022 Mr Carruthers offered Ms
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