Subway to pay former employee €10,000

The Labour Court has ordered a Subway franchise to pay €10,000 to a former employee who, it found, was the victim of unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and dismissal because of her pregnancy.

Sandra Gegeckiene was initially employed as a trainee manager and subsequently as a “sandwich artist” by the franchise operator BT Ward in September, 2014.

Initially, she was employed on a three-month trial contract during which, in October 2014, she told her employer she was pregnant. When the three-month trial ended, it was followed by a further six-month trial contract. She was then dismissed in May 2015.