Today's EAT review concerns the case of Evechen Bleakley v Omniplex Holdings Limited (UD 1026/2010), an HR employee dismissed for redundancy whilst pregnant. Readers may wish to compare this case with Ann Marie Cuddihy v DSV Solutions Limited which was reviewed last week.
Case Name: Evechen Bleakley v Omniplex Holdings Limited (UD 1026/2010)
Legislation: Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2007
Jurisdictions/Subject Matter: Selection for Redundancy; Pregnancy Related Dismissal
Facts
The claimant commenced employment with the respondent company in 2005 as a HR Manager whose role it was to travel between the various company sites to deal with HR matters that arose. As the workload of the company increased the respondent appointed two Regional Managers who were each given responsibility for five
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