A Co Mayo based chicken processing firm has been ordered to pay €17,000 to a woman it unfairly dismissed while off sick after suffering a miscarriage. This was 12 days after Ms Petrova was diagnosed with having an ectopic pregnancy on December 17th, 2015. Ms Petrova – who has a master’s degree in European Law – worked on the firm’s chicken fillet line at its Ballyhaunis plant. The company stated that after finding that Ms Petrova suffered a miscarriage, it subsequently apologised to Ms Petrova and said that she could re-apply for her job when she returned to full health. The Labour Court ruling has now upheld the unfair dismissal ruling and increased the level of compensation to €17,000.

Source: The Irish Times April 19, 2018 18:33 UTC