I was dismissed/let go from my job earlier this year. I only started in the company last year and was on a 6 month probation. I was recommended for the job by a friend of mine. This company have a scheme where if you recommend someone and they pass the probation period you get a lump sum. My friend and I knew this because we made jokes about splitting the money and what we would do with it. At the end of 5 months he said to me outside work I had obviously passed as they paid him this 'bonus' amount. I then found out I was pregnant. I had previously thought based on my medical history that this wouldn't be possible. A surprise but a very happy one. I told my manager. Then my probation review kept getting pushed out. When it finally happened I was told there wasn't a job for me but 'it's nothing to do with you being pregnant, our maternity policy is crap anyway'. I was told to leave straight away but they would pay me for the month.
I filed a complaint with the commission here and our case is on Monday. The company is now offering me a 'not our fault,say nothing,drop it' severance amount. The amount they have offered is an insult but I really don't want to have to sit opposite my former manager and go through how much they have screwed me over. Tbh if they offered an apology for the stress and a decent reference for my work I would be ok but part of me is tempted to take the money to not have to face them.
Would it be awful of me to do it since they will have 'bought me off when it isn't about the money or has anyone been through this and known what the best thing to do is?