A 19-year-old hairdressing apprentice has been awarded almost £29,500 after an employment tribunal found she was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against because of her pregnancy and age.
Miss J Hewitt was working as a trainee salon stylist at Elite Hair Lounge's Stockwell branch when she disclosed her pregnancy in December 2023. The tribunal found that her manager, Edna Houshyar, told her she 'should have an abortion as she was too young.'
