A recent judgment highlights the fact that the right to maternity leave is enshrined in our law.
sought compensation for an alleged automatically unfair dismissal relating to her pregnancy. She had been a financial manager at Quoin Rock Wines since July 2013.
When the applicant wished to come back to work, the CEO informed her that her position had been made redundant, and her services were no longer required. This was done without any consultations with the Human Resources Department or the applicant herself. Because of this, the applicant went on leave 10 days earlier than expected and was unable to do a proper handover of her work. In a heated telephone call, he said he could not understand why she was unavailable to do her job but could do two photoshoots with her baby.
His poor reactions and retaliations against the applicant for going on maternity leave were entirely inconsistent with the statutory obligations of employers in relation to maternity leave.
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