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Pharmacist dismissed within weeks of disclosing pregnancy wins €50k

Date
2026-07-20
Stage
Hearing Or Decision
Primary locality
Tullamore
County
Offaly

Summary

A pharmacist who was dismissed within weeks of disclosing her pregnancy has won €50,000 in compensation for discrimination. The Workplace Relations Commission has ordered Rose Finlay Pharmacy (Tullamore) Ltd to pay the sum to Dikeledi Nkele Mushapho, who lost her supervising pharmacist role last year. Ms Mushapho said she was treated poorly after informing her employer of her pregnancy in February 2025. She claimed that her performance was unfairly scrutinized following the arrival of a productivity consultant at the workplace. Ms Mushapho said she was told she had to take a demotion or face dismissal. She was eventually dismissed in March 2025 after refusing the demotion. Adjudication officer Conor Stokes found that her dismissal was discriminatory and based on her pregnancy. He noted that Ms Mushapho was a credible witness and that her employer failed to provide any exceptional circumstances justifying her dismissal. The decision highlights the breach of the Employment Equality Act 1998 by the employer.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pharmacist dismissed within weeks of disclosing pregnancy wins €50k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

Why: Ms Mushapho told the tribunal that during the course of the consultant's involvement, she felt she was "being micromanaged in order to get [me] to leave". CNI source report

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