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Woman told 'nobody wants to see a pregnant person' in work by her boss, tribunal finds
A tribunal heard the boss of a wood panelling firm made the comments when its pregnant employee wanted to help present to clients
A sales manager was discriminated against at work by being told "nobody wants to see a pregnant person" after she offered to make a presentation to clients.
Jessica Morgan was several months into her pregnancy when her boss at a wood panelling firm allegedly "sniggered" at her suggestion that she would lead the sales pitch.
A tribunal in Swansea heard that the boss at Panelex Wood, Frederick Geraint Hawkes, denied making the comment about her pregnancy.
It found that while Morgan's pregnancy and maternity discrimination claim had been "well-founded", it was dismissed because of the amount of time it had taken for her to bring it to them.
The employment tribunal at Swansea Magistrates' Court was told in May that Morgan had joined the firm in Fforestfach, on the outskirts of Swansea, in 2020, for her £40,000-a-year sales role and that she had announced her pregnancy in July 2023.
In a written judgment issued in June 2026, the tribunal said Morgan had felt that Hawkes's demeanour had changed towards her and that she had a sense that her pregnancy was "an inconvenience".
The tribunal found that Morgan had been unable to give specific examples of why she felt this and had been "largely perceived by the claimant because of her own anxiety".
The tribunal said it heard that Morgan and Hawkes had a "strong working and personal relationship" and were the only two members of staff in the office full-time, with Morgan reporting to him.
"There was, we find, a power imbalance between them that went beyond the obvious power imbalance of employer/employee," the tribunal said, noting that Morgan had been "somewhat reliant on Hawkes and sought his approval".