An employee has accused Primark of "sexism" after she was told by the retail giant that she must make herself available to work late shifts. The mum worked as a department manager at a Primark in Bury, Manchester, but after her request to change her hours was refused, she took her case to an employment tribunal.
The unnamed woman had applied for her contracted hours to be changed as she prepared to return to work in November 2019 following a period of maternity leave, the tribunal heard. However, the store's manager told the tribunal he had been prepared to agree to accommodate the woman's request not to work late shifts except on Thursdays.
As a result, the woman took her case to be heard at a tribunal citing indirect sex discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal but was unsuccessful. However, she won an appeal hearing last month and a judge has now ordered that her case be heard again after ruling the original tribunal "failed to properly address" her complaint, the MEN reports.
