A nanny was paid 4,000 compensation out of court last month by an employer she was taking to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal when she was pregnant. Manchester nanny Hayley Peak had taken doctors' advice not to work for a month when she suffered stomach pains in early pregnancy, only to find that her boss, Karen Brody - ironically, a barrister and judge specialising in family law - replaced her. Hayley now has a bouncing baby boy (right). Tricia Pritchard, professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, said, 'Well done to this nanny for having the courage and self-conviction to take her boss to tribunal. Many employers fail to acknowledge the arrangement they have with their nanny as "proper employment", considering it a more casual arrangement, even if the nanny is taking care of the children for anything up to 50 hours a week.
A nanny was paid 4,000 compensation out of court last month by an employer she was taking to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal when she was pregnant. Manchester nanny Hayley Peak had taken doctors' advice not to work for a month when she suffered stomach pains in early pregnancy, only to find that her boss, Karen Brody - ironically, a barrister and judge specialising in family law - replaced her. Hayley now has a bouncing baby boy (right).
Tricia Pritchard, professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, said, 'Well done to this nanny for having the courage and self-conviction to take her boss to tribunal. Many employers fail to acknowledge the arrangement they have with their nanny as "proper employment", considering it a more casual arrangement, even if the nanny is taking care of the children for anything up to 50 hours a week.
'Nannies should protect themselves by joining PANN,' Tricia adds. 'We will fight their corner and membership covers all legal costs. Challenging an employer could cost a nanny thousands if she were to go it alone.'
