Mat leave employee made redundant as she was 'easiest to get rid of'

A Recruitment Manager alleges she was sexually discriminated against by her employer who selected her for redundancy during maternity leave because she was the “easiest” to get rid of.

A tribunal heard that Bina Hale, 36, former Recruitment Manager at law firm Dentons, broke down in tears as she described the “appalling” treatment from her bosses.

The Times reports that Human Resource managers shredded handwritten notes from a meeting where they in effect, selected Hale for redundancy days before she was due to return to work.

The Bury St Edmunds trial was told that Hale was informed of provisional redundancy on her first working day back after six months on maternity leave. She said that she was told to go home, instead of working her one-month consultation period, prompting Hale to claim discrimination and unfair dismissal. However, Dentons have denied the claims, saying she was selected because she showed a lack of professionalism.