![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/woman-wins-5k-payout-after-boss-gave-disappointing-response-to-pregnancy-news/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Social-worker-wins-5k-payout-after-disappointing-response-from-female-boss-when-she-announced-pre.jpg&description=Social worker Poppy Hedges-Staines was concerned about visiting someone with suspected scabies, a contagious disease, so she told her company that she was eight weeks pregnantPoppy Hedges-Staines has been awarded more than £5,000 A social worker has won a £5,000 payout after receiving a "disappointing" response from a female boss when she announced she was pregnant. Poppy Hedges-Staines informed her company that she was eight weeks pregnant, even before telling her family, because she was concerned about visiting a person who had suspected scabies, a contagious disease. An employment tribunal heard that the 30-year-old was told by her line manager to speak to Cheryl Finlayson, director of Ipswich-based CF Social Work, who said: "Poppy, we've only just put you on a contract and now you're telling me you are pregnant." Two months later, Miss Hedges-Staines sued for discrimination after she was let go by the company - and represented herself at the hearing as she could not afford to pay for a lawyer. Ms Finlayson claimed she had not made the comment, but the tribunal concluded she had complained about the contract. The company's director Cheryl Finlayson told the social worker that they had just put her on a contract, the tribunal heard ( Facebook) The social worker, whose son Knox is now 17 months old, was awarded £5,134 - £4,500 plus interest for injury to feelings. She said: "It was really disappointing. I couldn't believe that she said it - both as a woman and having children. She put a real dampener on my fantastic news. "It was also shocking to be treated that way because of the line of work that we do, helping families out and children." Miss Hedges-Staines began working for CF Social Work Ltd in November 2019 as a self-employed social work assistant and in July 2020 received a six-month fixed term contract. In November, she called her manager as she was worried about a home visit and said she was pregnant. The following month, her workload was reduced as she wa){kind=link}
Social worker Poppy Hedges-Staines was concerned about visiting someone with suspected scabies, a contagious disease, so she told her company that she was eight weeks pregnant
A social worker has won a £5,000 payout after receiving a “disappointing” response from a female boss when she announced she was pregnant.
Poppy Hedges-Staines informed her company that she was eight weeks pregnant, even before telling her family, because she was concerned about visiting a person who had suspected scabies, a contagious disease.
An employment tribunal heard that the 30-year-old was told by her line manager to speak to Cheryl Finlayson, director of Ipswich-based CF Social Work, who said: “Poppy, we’ve only just put you on a contract and now you’re telling me you are pregnant.”
Two months later, Miss Hedges-Staines sued for discrimination after she was let go by the company – and represented herself at the hearing as she could not afford to pay for a lawyer.