Pregnant nursery worker wins £40,000 after she was fired over a series of 'trumped up' allegations
A pregnant nursery worker has won nearly £40,000 after her boss repeatedly refused to let her attend hospital appointments and fired her over a series of 'trumped up' allegations. Simone Cousins, 29, was accused of falsifying wages by Maria Noble at Dovecote Nursery, Northampton, without a shred of evidence in what a judge said was an 'oppressive and high-handed' campaign against her. The employment tribunal, held virtually in Norwich, Norfolk, ruled Ms Cousins was made redundant because she was pregnant and awarded her £39,535 in damages for discrimination, harassment, and unfair dismiss...
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