Pregnant BPO employee wins discrimination case

The Supreme Court has ordered a business process outsourcing company (BPO) to pay the back wages and separation pay of a female employee, ruling that transferring her to a remote location due to her pregnancy constitutes constructive dismissal and violates the Magna Carta for Women. In an Aug. 6 decision made public on Dec. 26, the high court’s Third Division granted Isabelle Francesca Paulino’s petition, reversing and setting aside the Court of Appeals’ (CA) ruling that dismissed her complaint for constructive dismissal.  The high tribunal also ordered Sutherland Global Services Inc. in Clark, Pampanga, to pay her full back wages, […]... Keep on reading: Pregnant BPO employee wins discrimination case