A top beauty therapist has won £32,000 because she was fired after complaining about menopause symptoms.
Chantelle Van Vliet, 48, requested flexible working hours due to the ‘severity’ of her condition which caused ‘confusion’ and ‘brain fog’.
But the technician, who has worked at a number of prestigious spas around the world, was let go without warning when her clinic rebranded just days later.
She has now won tens of thousands of pounds in compensation – with half awarded for ‘injury to feelings’.
Ms Van Vliet was employed as a Senior Aesthetic Therapist by Footlaffs Limited – now called Always Time to be Me
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