This case involved a claim of unfair dismissal. The claimant had been dismissed by phone on the 29th December 2015 due to her unavailability to attend work. She subsequently received her P45 from the Appellant which stated that the 18th December 2015 was the date of cessation of her employment. The fact of her dismissal was not in dispute. The claimant alleged that she had been dismissed due to the fact she was pregnant and her pregnancy related illness.

The appellant claimed that the claimant had submitted a medical certificate of unfitness for work from the 17th to 28th of December 2015. They claimed that this certificate did not specify her illness. The claimant said that she subsequently received