Discrimination | Pregnant worker branded 'emotional & hormonal' wins £350k

A pregnant employee who was labelled “very emotional and tearful” by her boss after raising concerns about her workload, has been awarded £350,000 by an employment judge.

Nicola Hinds was handed the six-figure compensation on the grounds of pregnancy discrimination, after boss stereotyped her as “an emotional, hormonal pregnant woman”, with an employment judge declaring at a previous hearing that the description of her as “dismissive and belittling”.