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to think this women was right to seek compo

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AuntiePickleBottom · 14/03/2011 23:55

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365956/Jacky-Scott-pregnancies-5-figure-payout-sacked-manager.html

imo she has every right to have another child on ML (maternity leave)

what right did her boss have to sack her

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rinabean · 14/03/2011 23:58

Exactly. Not read article but surely by having them both at once they only need to hire one replacement and then she'll be back working for them without interruption? Hmm

Glad she took them to court, it is illegal after all, isn't it?

vicbar · 15/03/2011 00:01

I cant the compensation culture but I agree with this. After DD2 I returned to work already expecting DC 3 and was really worried about telling my boss. He gave me a big hug and said congrats with a massive grin.

vicbar · 15/03/2011 00:01

That should have said I hate the compensation culture.

MaisyMooCow · 15/03/2011 00:08

I truly believe this employer would have got away with making her redundant had he not:

  • told a colleague that he would rather make someone redundant rather than pay them maternity leave

  • Not paid her a bonus whilst on maternity leave and given her misleading information regarding bonus.

ALthough this employer is certainly unfair it isn't unfair to make a pregnant woman redundant if there is a strong business case regarding the role in question.

Clearly on this occasion there didn't seem to be.

ccpccp · 15/03/2011 08:44

TBH what did she expect?

She wanted a year off for each child, with just four months of work in the middle. Even though legally within her rights, she was pushing her luck.

The manager handled it badly though. He made it personal rather than just about the business case for redundancy.

Jajas · 15/03/2011 08:52

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swallowedAfly · 15/03/2011 08:55

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bronze · 15/03/2011 09:12

I should NOT read the comments. It is very very bad for my health.
If I do not post again it's because my blood pressure has caused me major medical complications

breeders ffs

ccpccp · 15/03/2011 10:32

Of course the court agreed - it could do little else due to the actions of the manager. Any genuine business case (an employee not being available to a small company for 2.5 years is a genuine case) was undermined.

Perhaps if she promised to come back a bit sooner the employer might have been more understanding. But another year? She was taking the piss.

swallowedAfly · 15/03/2011 10:35

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bronze · 15/03/2011 10:35

She was not taking the piss. She was taking the maternity leave that she is allowed by law

Newgolddream · 15/03/2011 10:38

Some of the commenst are a joke, ok it just provs what a bunch of sexist woman hating twats the Daily Mail attracts.

AlpinePony · 15/03/2011 10:38

It appears she was within the law, however her actions will have ramifactions for all women of child-bearing age attempting to gain employment with a small employer.

Being entitled to bonus' is just fucking absurd though!

Mshappy · 17/03/2011 16:02

Mrs Scott was entitled to all her staturtory rights by law. Get over it. The same thing has happened to me & I intend to take it all the way on principle. I have been discriminated against beacause of the fact that I dared to start a family & I have not taken kndly to it, thank you! My 17 year career has been ruined because of this, it is so hard to get a job in the same field which will fit around my childcare that would be in place now. I am however enjoying my children, so it is not all bad.

poppy283 · 17/03/2011 17:16

I know this is immature but ....
The name of the company she worked for is 'cox long'
lol

Bogeyface · 17/03/2011 17:21

She lives about 5 minutes away from me and the general consensus is that she did the right thing! But the talk in my local, where alot of uber rich business owners drink is that she was taking the piss and "there should be laws against it". One of them is the super rich owner of a multi-national that everyone has heard of and he was ranting about how much "selfish fucking breeders" cost his company. Easy for him to say, his first and second wives (left the first for the much younger second...you get the picture!) were both happily esconsed at home when they were having his kids!

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 17/03/2011 17:32

I thought that too poppy Blush

YANBU btw. Either campaign to change the law or accept it. ML would be a pittance over two pregnancies anywa.

cat64 · 17/03/2011 17:45

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HeadfirstForHalos · 17/03/2011 17:49

Cox Long! Heehee!

Lambzig · 17/03/2011 17:51

YANBU. Horrified by the first of the comments that I read underneath the article and then banged my head on the desk, so need to stop looking at it.

mollymole · 17/03/2011 17:58

how can you expect to be paid a works bonus if you did not actually work - if it was written into the contract then the firm needs to employ a better company secretary

Butterbur · 17/03/2011 18:01

I agree cat64, nor do I think women on maternity leave should be paid holiday pay. Surely you have to work to accrue holiday?

However, I support this woman in her compensation claim. I hop her "five figure payout" was nearer £99,999 than £10,000. Only punitive compensation will make these twats think twice about breaking employment law.

ChristinedePizan · 17/03/2011 18:12

If you're on ML you're entitled to the bonus that everyone gets as a result of sales figures overall (if that's the basis bonuses are given on). Nothing to do with needing a better company secretary - I worked for a massive global accountancy firm and those were the rules there too

Mshappy · 17/03/2011 19:08

Too right ChristinedePizan!

PeachesandStrawberry · 17/03/2011 19:26

I couldn't believe some of the comments on the website.

Just to show that some people who read the daily mail have their heads so far up their arses, they don't even know what day it is.