'Used & betrayed' | Worker sacked without notice after taking time off following miscarriage

Worker sacked without notice after taking time off following miscarriage

An employee was sacked after taking time off work following a pregnancy loss, Hull Live has reported.

Hannah Pawley said she felt “used and betrayed” after being fired from her job as a chef at Hanley’s restaurant in Driffield, Yorkshire, when she took time off to recover from an ectopic pregnancy, which doctors warned her could be fatal if she did not terminate. She had also suffered a miscarriage just two months prior.

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