Pregnant Hairdresser Demoted to Cleaning Wins £90,000 Compensation

Thatcham: So, there’s this hairdresser named Kayleigh Flanagan who just won a hefty payout of nearly £90,000. Can you believe it? She was pregnant and got demoted to cleaning and making tea right after she announced her pregnancy. Talk about unfair treatment!

Kayleigh noticed her boss, Amy Jury, changed her attitude immediately. She was taken off the online booking system and only allowed to handle walk-in customers. It was like she was pushed aside, and her main job was just cleaning up.

After a rough time with her boss and feeling like things were going downhill, Kayleigh decided to resign and take legal action. She claimed she was treated poorly because she was pregnant, and the judge agreed with her. They found that her boss was just looking for reasons to criticize her work.

When Kayleigh started at Envy hairdressers back in June 2019, she was a senior stylist. But after she shared her pregnancy news, everything changed. Her regular clients were reassigned, and she was left with nothing but cleaning duties.

The judge pointed out that even though Kayleigh tried to help out by cleaning, it didn’t mean she wasn’t demoted. She had most of her hairdressing tasks taken away, and that was a big deal. It was all because of her pregnancy announcement.

Things got even messier when her boss claimed Kayleigh was underperforming, but there was no real evidence to back that up. It turned out that many of the complaints were made long after the fact, which raised a lot of eyebrows during the hearing.

Kayleigh’s situation became a joke among her coworkers, and it really hurt her feelings. The judge noted that there was a nasty culture at the salon, and Kayleigh was treated poorly just because she was pregnant.

In the end, the judge found that the way Kayleigh was treated was completely unacceptable, and she was awarded a significant amount in compensation. It’s a tough situation, but at least she got some justice!