Baby Born In Sports Direct

[saxy_jag]

Anyone remember this? A woman (I think she was a member of staff) gave birth in the toilets of a Sports Direct branch in Derbyshire about this time last year. Never heard anything of the case since and I wondered what became of it all.

[boxtops]

No, I don't remember it - why would we hear more? TBH babies are born in odd places all the time.

[baza]

Maybe on a zero hours contract by now.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25613002



You mean this one?Not heard what happened since.

[boxtops]

she'll still be on the 12 months maternity leave if she didn't have any time off before the birth.

[Baldric]

Thinking of this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25613002

[Mamyalynne]

Didn't cast the company in a good light.


http://socialistworker.co.uk/art/37262/Birth+in+toilets+puts+a+spotlight+on+Sports+Direct+conditions

[weecalf]

adidas after dinner I delivered a son

[saxy_jag]

Your links are to the right story. I do recall there was a lot in the news at the time about SD's working practices and I seem to recall in one report that the mother was a migrant worker, possibly Eastern European and possibly not entirely legal either.

Usually, in cases where the parent has been arrested like this, there's some report at a later date on the outcome of the court case, even if it doesn't name the parties involved. There doesn't seem to be anything more, though. Wonder if there was a complete reporting embargo on the case for some reason.

I only remember the case, really, because we were staying not far away and it was the big story of the week locally.

[Mamyalynne]

Well,from my second link...


//She had allegedly been refused permission to go home after reporting sick.

Police confirmed they questioned the woman for “neglect” but she has not been charged.//


So that may eplain why no follow up on the lady herself,not sure about the company side of things.

[janbee]

I don't remember that event. I must've missed it on the news. I assume all's ok now. Maybe it was only broadcast on the local news in that area?