Sainsbury's | Churchgoer was sacked after refusing to work extra Sunday shifts, tribunal hears

A churchgoer was sacked by Sainsbury's after she refused to work every Sunday morning, a tribunal has heard.

Jacqueline Rendell had worked for the supermarket for 20 years, and was contracted to work two Sundays a month until her contract was ripped up under apparent ‘fire and rehire’ tactics, resulting in a row over new shift patterns which would’ve prevented her from attending any Sunday masses.

Rendell, who worked at the Herne Bay store near Whitstable in the South East of England, has since been fighting to prove she was unfairly dismissed.

An employment tribunal heard how her issues began in October 2021, when Sainsbury’s reportedly used ‘fire and rehire’ tactics to end her contract and offer her a new one with a revised shift pattern.