Reports suggest that an employment tribunal has awarded £406,000 to an architect who was subjected to sexist bullying and marginalised after she took maternity leave. Stephen Simpson rounds up the past week’s employment tribunal decisions.
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“Calm down, you have maternity paranoia”: what colleagues told architect “supermum” when she got pregnant
A leading architect who helped to design top celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse has been awarded £406,000 after being accused of “exhibiting maternity paranoia” by a CEO, reports the Daily Mail.
The architect, who alleged that she was accused of “exhibiting maternity paranoia” by a CEO after complaining about her treatment, said she was subjected to “patronising and sexist” comments.
She said these comments included being asked if she “really wanted to be a supermum” during company meetings prior to her leave. She also alleged that a colleague received credit for her work in a magazine review.
The employment tribunal is said to have awarded the claimant £406,000.
Other tribunal decisions in the headlines
Sacked surgeon wins £100,000 for dismissal
A top surgeon unfairly sacked from the Horton General Hospital on sexual harassment charges has received compensation of less than £100,000, says the Banbury Guardian.
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Worker wins unfair dismissal case after posting sexual picture at work
A haulage worker who was sacked after posting a photograph of himself in a “sexually compromising position” at work has won his case for unfair dismissal, according to Herald Scotland.
Telford animal charity assistant’s sacking ruled as fair
A tribunal judge has ruled that the decision to sack a clerical assistant from a Shropshire-based animal charity was fair, according to the Shropshire Star.
