Mum let go on day she came back to her job

Appeals Tribunal awards woman €25k for unfair dismissal

A woman told she was being let go from her job on the day she returned from maternity leave has been awarded €25,000 by an employment appeals tribunal for unfair dismissal.

The tribunal was told that Astrid McCarey began working for accountancy firm Hugh Lennon and Associates in Cavan in January 2006.