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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jon Brady & Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Pregnant worker sacked by bosses days after her job was advertised wins £17,500

A new mum has won a £17,500 payout after she was sacked from her job at a vape shop when she got pregnant.

Sintija Gaikniece, 25, was booted from her job in the Scottish town of Forfar last June after bosses told her, without evidence, that there had been complaints about her "attitude" from customers.

But she would later discover that a job advertisement had already been placed for her replacement a few days before she was let go - leading her to believe they simply didn't want her on the payroll while she was on maternity leave.

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