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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jabed Ahmed

Woman awarded £94,000 payout after being sacked with a ‘jazz hands’ emoji while pregnant

A woman whose boss fired her with a text containing a “jazz hands” emoji while she was ill from her pregnancy has been compensated nearly £94,000.

Paula Miluska was fired by Ammar Kabir, who sent her a "deliberately vague" message when she was ill, stating that the company was "struggling" and that it needed to find someone who could be in the office, according to a decision by the employment tribunal.

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