A Primark employee who quit her job after being told she must make herself available to work late shifts has accused the fashion retailer of sexism. The woman, who worked as a department manager at a store in Bury, took her case to an employment tribunal, citing indirect sex discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal but was unsuccessful.
But she won an appeal at a hearing in London last month. A judge has now ordered that her case be heard again after ruling the original tribunal "failed to properly address" her complaint.
The tribunal heard that 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 store's manager told the tribunal he had been prepared to agree to accommodate the woman's request not to work late shifts on other days, but was unable to do so on Thursdays.
