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| Sting loses discrimination case | Sting loses discrimination case |
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| Rock star Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, have been ordered to pay their former chef compensation after losing a sexual discrimination case. | Rock star Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, have been ordered to pay their former chef compensation after losing a sexual discrimination case. |
| Jane Martin was awarded £24,944 in her case against the couple at an employment tribunal in Southampton. | Jane Martin was awarded £24,944 in her case against the couple at an employment tribunal in Southampton. |
| She claimed she was sacked by Miss Styler from the couple's estate in Wiltshire because she became pregnant. | She claimed she was sacked by Miss Styler from the couple's estate in Wiltshire because she became pregnant. |
| The estate named in the case, Lake House, has won the right to appeal against the ruling and damages amount. | The estate named in the case, Lake House, has won the right to appeal against the ruling and damages amount. |
| 'Cruel' treatment | |
| For eight years Ms Martin, 41, from Winchester, cooked for stars such as Madonna at the couple's 300-acre estate. | For eight years Ms Martin, 41, from Winchester, cooked for stars such as Madonna at the couple's 300-acre estate. |
| She won her cases of unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination on 8 June. | She won her cases of unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination on 8 June. |
| Ms Martin had told the Southampton employment tribunal of her "cruel" treatment from her former employers, and said she feared losing her baby after she became pregnant. | Ms Martin had told the Southampton employment tribunal of her "cruel" treatment from her former employers, and said she feared losing her baby after she became pregnant. |
| The tribunal panel had ruled that Ms Styler's treatment of Jane Martin had been "shameful". | The tribunal panel had ruled that Ms Styler's treatment of Jane Martin had been "shameful". |