Employee who refused to work weekends wins indirect sexual discrimination case

A single mum sacked for refusing to work weekends because she had no childcare has won a £13,000 payout.

Kelly McGoldrick had been in her £125-a-week part-time job as a care assistant for a few weeks when she was sacked for gross misconduct because she refused to work 12-hour shifts at the weekends.

She told the Glasgow hearing that she explained during her interview for the job that she could only work the early shift on weekdays.

McGoldrick claimed she told acting manag... (247 more words)

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