Those of you who have read my blog this week will know that my daughter BB is pregnant.
She had been unemployed for some time having left the airport restaurant where she was working because she couldn't cope with the 4.30am starts.
Last week she eventually managed to get a new job at a local bakery with small cafe.
She was advised by job centre not to tell them she was pregnant to begin with, so she didn't. She worked 3 days, then had weekend off and went to hospital on Monday. She decided she should inform her boss of her condition as she didn't feel it right to keep it from him.
He didn't take it very well and all the next day kept niggling her and made her do all the horrid jobs. Whenever, he could he'd be unpleasant to her and she came home in tears.
The next day she did her best to keep out of his way, out in public domain in cafe, she worked hard and had a good day.
Today , she was doing the same and all seemed to be well, then the area manager came in and called her into the office . He sacked her . He said he didn't feel she was suitable for the job and refused to give her a reason, saying if she wanted a reason she would need to write into head office. He said she was on a 4 week trial period, they never said that when she started.
It's got to be because she is pregnant. She didn't do anything wrong. No warnings nothing, she'd only worked 5 days.
Anyone know anything about employment law?
Can we do anything??
3 comments:
So sorry to read this. No I dont know about employment law, try the citizens advice bureau.
I think the job centre are at fautl here.
Im sure if there is anything you can do - you will find it.
I'm an employer. (A better one, I hope, than your local bakery.) There is nothing you can do. Workers have no job protection under the law until they have been employed for 6 months. Full legal protection comes after 2 years. The job centre should not have given your daughter that advice.
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