Pregnant social care worker whose wages were reduced when working from home during pandemic, loses discrimination claim
In her claim before the WRC, the employee stated that due to her pregnancy she had been identified as a high risk of Covid during the pandemic and was instructed to work from home. This resulted in her being paid her standard hours per week, but she was not offered or paid for sleepovers and weekend shifts. She maintained that this constituted discrimination on the grounds of her gender and pregnancy.
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