- Philippa Ratcliffe produced two witnesses in support of her The first was Ms Olivia Aloi whose evidence we have to say we found to be totally unreliable.
- In essence she attempted to support Philippa Ratcliffe’s claims by saying that she herself had made requests for flexible working upon returning from maternity leave and these were dismissed without any consideration. The documents produced by the Respondent tell an entirely different story. Not only were the requests given serious consideration, the Respondent produced its letters in relation to the initial request and the appeal it granted to Ms Olvia Aloi giving explicit detail within the statutory framework as to why her request could not be granted.
- Indeed, in the light of the evidence produced by the Respondent to counter Ms Olivia Aloi’s allegation, we were surprised she was actually called to give evidence.
That’s right Olivia’s evidence was plain out BS and it showed on the stand. Talk about embarrassing for her. Clearly her good friend Philippa Ratcliffe has not prepared her for what to expect and that the judge probably would believe hard evidence over obvious lies.
Interestingly, even Olivia’s father, Mario Aloi got involved in the act when she request they create a fresh position, he all but threatened the Directors with bullying tactics. Pathetic.
Olivia was an ex-employee who clearly thought she could take a cheap shot at the business and directors. It certainly didn’t turn out that way and she was left looking altogether ridiculous.
We will add the various documents which show just how ridiculous Olivia is in her claims and the lengths that the company actually went to for her.
Stay tuned.