A mum who was sacked from a shop while pregnant has won £17,000 in compensation. Sintija Gaikniece, 25, was fired from her sales job at vape chain VPZ after bosses said there had been complaints about her “attitude” from customers.
She then discovered that a job ad had been placed for her replacement a few days before she was let go. An employment tribunal agreed with her claim that the firm had been scheming to get rid of her, and ordered VPZ to pay compensation, reports the Daily Record.
Sintija said: “I was so shocked. I was six months pregnant with a child on the way. I don’t think they wanted someone gone for so long on maternity leave and to have to pay me while I was off. So I think they came up with a reason to fire me and they had a job advert ready to replace me.”
