Chronology
The following is a sample chronology based on the case described in Precedent 1.
| March 2005 | Claimant starts work |
| August 2013 | Claimant promoted to hotel manager |
| August 2013 | Claimant starts attending Group management meetings |
| 13 September 2013 | Last Group management meeting attended by claimant. |
| 1st October 2013 | Claimant informs Keith Venables that she is pregnant |
| 4th October 2013 | Telephone call, KV to Claimant: ‘You don’t know how your pregnancy will go and how you will cope with the workload’. Claimant is told her performance is unsatisfactory. |
| 6th October 2013 | Claimant excluded from Group management meeting |
| 13th October 2013 | Claimant excluded from Group management meeting |
| 14th October 2013 | Claimant invited to disciplinary regarding performance. |
| 18th October 2013 | Claimant attends disciplinary and is dismissed with immediate effect |
| 20th October 2013 | Claimant attends appeal hearing |
| 22nd October 2013 | Claimant’s appeal is rejected |
| 1 March 2014 | Claimant’s baby due |
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