Discrimination and Compensation

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16224062

A hospital trust has been ordered to pay nearly £4.5m in compensation to a doctor who was hounded out of her job after deciding to have a baby.A Leeds tribunal found Dr Eva Michalak, now 53, suffered race and sex discrimination at Pontefract General Infirmary.It said colleagues mounted a "concerted campaign" to bring her employment to an end while she was on maternity leave.The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has apologised to Dr Michalak.The trust and three senior staff members have been ordered to pay Dr Michalak £4,452,206.60 for the sex and race discrimination.

Okay. This may seem a bit harsh to the feminist movement or equality for all, but I do not believe that anyone should receive this level of compensation citing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Now why do I not believe that this individual should receive this? Look at our military. Does any sane person on this planet honestly believe that she has gone through the same ordeal as the soldiers who fight in Afghanistan, and other war stricken areas? Yet we pay them no where near the same amount in compensation for their PTSD. Now honestly ask your selves this question, Does the woman who was discriminated against deserve approximately £4.5 million or the soldier who has had his arms removed by an IED on the roadside in Afghanistan doing what his government has told him too?


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