Sarah is 58 years old and has been working as a sales assistant in a retail...

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Sarah is 58 years old and has been working as a sales assistant in a retail shop for over 7 years part-time. The shop specialises in selling personal computers. Sarah doesn't have a written contract of employment and has not received anything in writing stating what the terms of her employment are. Sarah has also never received any training at work on computers. Sarah has also observed that many of the other employees were working well beyond their contracted hours and that Peter, the store manager, required them to take leave as unpaid, including sick leave. Sarah's husband recently walked out on Sarah. This has caused considerable distress for Sarah as she has been left to pay all the mortgage on the house and has been left with the sole responsibility for their disabled child. Sarah has been arriving late for work. Peter, Sarah 's manager has spoken to Sarah about her lateness for work and the fact that she appears to be in a half-conscious state for most of the day. Recently, some of the customers have commented they have found what Sarah has said about the computers for sale very confusing. Further, recently a new computer was delivered to the wrong address, as Sarah provided the wrong address to the delivery company, causing £40 of wasted delivery fees. Peter therefore dismissed Sarah on the spot and told her that "there is no place for women here as they don't understand computers". Question: Advise Sarah by considering all the possible employment law issues this scenario poses. You should refer to both Statute and Case Law, as appropriate to support your answers. Sarah is 58 years old and has been working as a sales assistant in a retail shop for over 7 years part-time. The shop specialises in selling personal computers. Sarah doesn't have a written contract of employment and has not received anything in writing stating what the terms of her employment are. Sarah has also never received any training at work on computers. Sarah has also observed that many of the other employees were working well beyond their contracted hours and that Peter, the store manager, required them to take leave as unpaid, including sick leave. Sarah's husband recently walked out on Sarah. This has caused considerable distress for Sarah as she has been left to pay all the mortgage on the house and has been left with the sole responsibility for their disabled child. Sarah has been arriving late for work. Peter, Sarah 's manager has spoken to Sarah about her lateness for work and the fact that she appears to be in a half-conscious state for most of the day. Recently, some of the customers have commented they have found what Sarah has said about the computers for sale very confusing. Further, recently a new computer was delivered to the wrong address, as Sarah provided the wrong address to the delivery company, causing £40 of wasted delivery fees. Peter therefore dismissed Sarah on the spot and told her that "there is no place for women here as they don't understand computers". Question: Advise Sarah by considering all the possible employment law issues this scenario poses. You should refer to both Statute and Case Law, as appropriate to support your answers.

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