A shop worker whose pregnancy left her unable to reach forward to scoop up ice cream has won almost £40,000 after her boss asked 'What am I paying you for?' Assistant manager Abbey Gannapureddy struggled with tasks which involved bending over like getting cakes for customers, an employment tribunal heard.
When she was six months pregnant a male colleague saw her struggling with jobs such as reaching the front ice cream scoops in the shop and told her that if he had a wife in a similar condition he would 'not allow her to work'. But when she complained about his comments, shop owner Faisal Mohammed told her that if she was unable to do the work needed from her, she would 'need to look for another job'.
After going on maternity leave in late 2019, Mrs Gannapureddy was made redundant during the Covid pandemic the following year. Now, the tribunal has ruled she was discriminated against by bosses and unfairly sacked after not being offered an alternative role.
