Miss S Waddington v Lifestyle Holidays Ltd: 2411191/2019
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claim of automatically unfair dismissal (s.99 Employment Rights Act 1996 and Reg 19 Maternity and Parental Leave Etc Regulations 1999) fails and is dismissed.[2]The claimant’s claim that her dismissal was an act of pregnancy discrimination (s.18 Equality Act 2010) fails and is dismissed.[3]The tribunal finds that a comment made by Mark Dixon on or around 16 June 2019 to the effect that she would be better off returning to the UK was an act of pregnancy discrimination (s. 18 Equality Act 2010) and a detriment because of pregnancy (s47C Employment Rights Act 1996 and Reg 19 Maternity and Parental Leave Etc Regulations 1999). The claimant’s claim succeeds to that extent.[4]The claimant’s remaining claims of pregnancy discrimination and detriment because of pregnancy fail and are dismissed.[5]The claimant’s claim of breach of contract (notice pay) is dismissed upon withdrawal.[6]The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the sum of £1,750.00 as damages for injury to feelings.