Nurse wins appeal after she was sacked for refusing to work weekends as she had ...
Nurse wins appeal after she was sacked for refusing to work weekends because she had to look after her family The judge allowed an appeal by Gemma Dobson against the tribunal's decision It had said that she was not a victim of sex discrimination when she lost her job Mr Justice Choudhury said that women bear burden of childcare responsibilities And he said that this can then limit their ability to attend work at certain hours He ruled tribunal had failed to take sufficient account of the 'childcare disparity'
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A judge allowed an appeal by Gemma Dobson (pictured) against a tribunal's decision that she was not a victim of sex discrimination when she lost her job
A nurse sacked after refusing to work at weekends because she had to look after her children has won a ruling hailed as a landmark for working mothers.
A judge allowed an appeal by Gemma Dobson against a tribunal's decision that she was not a victim of sex discrimination when she lost her job.
Mr Justice Choudhury, president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, said women bear the greater burden of childcare responsibilities and this can limit their ability to work certain hours.
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