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The Guardian - UK
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Rachel Hall

Woman labelled ‘Erin Brockovich of Bradford’ after tribunal win

Donna Patterson
Donna Patterson, who has won a maternity discrimination case against the supermarket chain Morrisons. Photograph: Lorne Campbell/Guzelian

A woman who has been called the “Erin Brockovich of Bradford” for taking her employer to court without legal representation and winning has said she has been overwhelmed by the “unexpected” response.

Donna Patterson, 38, was awarded £60,000 at a tribunal after arguing that the supermarket chain Morrisons had discriminated against her when she returned to work after maternity leave.

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