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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

‘Spiteful’ boss cut pregnant accountant’s hours after she told him she had morning sickness

Sadia Shakil was fired when her maternity leave was due to start - (Getty/iStock)

A “spiteful” boss cut his pregnant employee’s work hours after she told him she had morning sickness, and then fired her when her maternity leave was due to start, a tribunal has heard.

Sadia Shakil had worked as an accountant and bookkeeper at the property development firm Samsons in Bedford since October 2020, and became pregnant early the following year.

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