Royal Mail Fined £15K after Giving Male Clothing to Pregnant Employee

The Royal Mail has been fined £15,000 by an employment tribunal after it gave a pregnant employee male large male clothes to wear, and "bungled" its risk assessment, according to a report from Ananova.

The report says that Miss Webb was not provided with proper maternity clothing, and was sent men's trousers which were very large and "an insult to a woman". Furthermore, Miss Webb had been ordered to unload a metal container and was told to make deliveries in weather conditions which were ic... (118 more words)

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