In her findings, Ms Spelman found that the employer, instead of relocating Ms Smyth to another store as discussed, laid her off without notice, while she was seven months pregnant in February 2023
A former Iceland worker who had her time as a new mother "ruined" after being laid off without notice when seven months pregnant has been awarded €51,000 compensation.
READ MORE - 'I have to send you back to jail' - Enoch Burke refuses to abide by trespass order and is returned to prisonMs Spelman said that Ms Smyth was kept completely uninformed as regards her employment situation, despite contacting her employer on numerous occasions. Instead, on February 20, 2023, Ms Smyth was laid off without notice and she was seven months pregnant at the time.
In evidence, Ms Smyth submitted that this was a very stressful period for her, when she should have been enjoying her time as a new mother. Ms Smyth said that when having her baby in May 2023 she submitted that she was not eligible for statutory maternity benefit as the firm would not complete the relevant maternity benefit forms.
She further submitted that she did not know what her employment status was – namely, whether she was working for the Respondent or not.
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