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Mr Price worker dismissed while on maternity leave to receive €20k

Summary

Retailer Mr Price was ordered to pay €20,000 in compensation to Elena Balan, a worker on maternity leave who was dismissed after a misunderstanding with her manager. Balan had started at Mr Price in July 2019 and took maternity leave in March 2020. She visited the store in July 2020 and spoke with the then-manager, identified as CON, about her back trouble and potential delay in returning. Later, she contacted the new manager, MH, about holiday leave. MH informed her she was entitled to three weeks' leave but that payment depended on her return. On 3 September 2020, MH told Balan she would receive her final payslip and that her employment had been terminated, removing her name from the database. Balan discovered the termination dated 31 July 2020. She filed complaints under the Employment Equality Act and the Payment of Wages Act. The Workplace Relations Commission upheld both claims.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mr Price worker dismissed while on maternity leave to receive €20k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• March 2020 Other
• July 2019 Other
• July 2020 Other
• 5 August Other
• 3 September 2020 Other
• 31 July Other
• 14 September Other
• 2022-07-11 Publication

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

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