Maternity row | Morrisons' treatment of working mum is an issue facing 'thousands of women'

Morrisons must pay a mother £60,000 compensation after bosses discriminated against her when she returned to work from maternity leave.

An employment tribunal heard that Donna Patterson, a buyer in the supermarket giant’s online business was asked to fulfil the responsibilities of a full-time job, despite being a part-time worker, when she returned to work after having her second child.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Patterson said she was offered a new role, but this role “disappeared” after she told bosses about her pregnancy.

The supermarket restructured Patterson’s department while she was on maternity leave, and she was asked to take on a full-time role upon her return. Despite being on a part-time contract, she was reportedly told she could fulfil her duties in her allotted hours. She was told to "prioritise things a bit better and get your head in the right place and get your mindset right”, she told the BBC.