Woman dismissed for failing to disclose pregnancy during job interview awarded €40k

The woman sat for the job interview on November 6, 2018, commenced working for the pharmacy on November 19 and then told her employer on December 8 that she was 25 weeks pregnant. Stock Image. Picture: Pexels

A pharmacy owner has been ordered to pay €40,000 to a pharmacy technician for unfairly dismissing her over her not disclosing that she was five months pregnant at job interview.