Hearing should not have gone ahead
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Abbey National plc v Formoso [1999] IRLR 222 EAT (1 other report)
In Abbey National plc v Formoso the EAT has upheld a finding that it was sex discrimination for an employer to hold a disciplinary hearing when the applicant was unable to defend herself due to her absence for a pregnancy-related reason.
Elvira Formoso was charged with gross misconduct and suspended when it was alleged that she was spreading rumours about a meeting outside of work she had with the man who was her new manager. When the disciplinary proceedings were brought, she was pregnant and off work due to anxiety.
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