Liz Earle Beauty Company pays out £17k to pregnant woman fired during restructuring

Published: 13-Jan-2020
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The beauty company says it ‘sincerely regrets’ falling short of its standards during a round of redundancies in June 2018

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Beauty company Liz Earle has been ordered to pay out more than £17,000 to a woman who was fired when she was eight months pregnant.

The Walgreens Boots Alliance-owned brand said it “fell short” of its

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