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New mum sacked from vape shop while she was pregnant awarded £17k compo

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A new mum has been awarded £17,500 after a chain of vape shops advertised her sales job then sacked her while she was pregnant.Sintija Gaikniece, 25, was dumped from her sales job at VPZ in Forfar last June.

Bosses told the mum-to-be that there had been complaints about her “attitude” from customers, without evidence.She then discovered that a job ad had been placed for her replacement a few days before she was let go.

An employment tribunal agreed with her claim that the firm had been scheming to get rid of her, and ordered VPZ to pay compensation.Speaking to the Record, Sintija said: “I was so shocked.

I was six months pregnant with a child on the way.“I don’t think they wanted someone gone for so long on maternity leave and to have to pay me while I was off.

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