pregnant and out of a job

[karene50]

my daughter is 10weeks pregnant and has had a rough time since day 1. She works in a care home and her manager has been really awful with her since she told her at 5weeks that she was pregnanat. She has told her she has got to lift residents and that she has done a risk assesment on her (which my daughter has not seen or signed) and that it would take a bus to move the baby and if it's gonna go it will go. nice lady hey. there has been a lot of other little things as well. She phoned in sick on Monday due to sickness and the runs. The nice lady told her to bring a sample in for her, what she needed that for god only knows.The nice lady phoned her today to see when she would be back. She had an appointment for this afternoon at the doctors and told her she would phone her when she had been. To this she started shouting at her down the phone about commitment to the job to which by this time my daughter had really had enough and told her very nicely where she could stick her job.When she went to the doctors he gave her a sick note. Does anyone know where she should send this sick note to and if she is able to claim sick pay now she no longer has a job. Does this sound like constuctive dismissal? Any answers would be grateful. She can really do without all this sress at this moment in time. It's her first baby and she should be enjoying it not be stressed out.

[baileybird]

EMployers are NOT allowed to treat pregnant staff like this - she should go straight down to her local CAB and they will handle this for her - it is definately constructive dismissal. Poor love. Hope she gets on ok.

[trish432]

Yes definitely constructive dismissal. My best wishes to her,she can do without these problems at the moment.
What an awful woman her employer must be.

[waterboatman]

Your daughter needs a solicitor (CAB is a good start) that kind of treatment is most definately not allowed.

[gbradfield]

your daughters employer treated her discustigly and you should definately take this matter further. Go to the CAB or a solisitor with your case, if your daughter has got a diary of the incedents with times and dates etc then all the better. What her employer done is illegal and im sorry your daughter felt that she had to give up her job because of her. Good luck!

[Lil O'lady]

This is why unions exist. Join one.

[sheribee]

To bring her employment to an end she would need to write a letter explaining to her employer why she wishes to teminate her employment, as she has not done so then she still has her job.
Take the sick note in to her employer and she will ger stat sick pay, def seek advice from cab!!!

[Goodsoulette]

Citizens advice will be able to help her. They can print off the right form from the tribunals service. It's her employers job to try and prove they havent treated her differently since hearing of her pregnancy. Your daughter holds all the cards really. Very poor practice regarding the risk assessments. good luck

[Eve]

This might help...

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Moneyandwo rkentitlements/WorkAndFamilies/Pregnancyandmat ernityrights/DG_10026556

[Velvetee]

Bloody cow! How dare she behave like this, does she not know it's against the law to discriminate against someone because they are pregnant.

I am 22 weeks pregnant and work in a gym, where if I'm on the late shift, would have to tidy up many heavy weights. My line manager has been very good and did a risk assessment in my first trimester and then another in my second.

On both ocassions, I sat down with my manager and went through the form, I had to read through and agree on what I can and can't do in the job and then sign and agree a date for my next assessment. This idiotic woman doesn't sound like she knows anything about employment law.

Others may have said this already, your daughter should seek advice from ACAS. It sounds like she was being bullied. Even if your daughter doesn't receive any satisfaction from a complaint, perhaps it will make this woman think before she behaves like this again.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18 64

[Ice.Maiden]

I agree with Lil. Join a union immediately. They'll work on your daughter's behalf.
All the best. x

[alicebear87]

And besides no care home manager should be telling staff to lift residents - if they cannot move themselves then equipment should be used to avoid risk to the staff and the patient. That is very bad practice and if staff are physically lifting people it should be reported!

And definately go to the CAB, sounds like harassment to me!