30th Mar 10
Heather Mills accused of taking advantage of Nanny
by Paul Russell
The former nanny of Heather Mills has told an employment tribunal that she forced her staff to say positive things about her to a film crew. She also said that she was forced to work long hours without extra pay, and felt uncomfortable about Mills moaning about her ex-husband Sir Paul McCartney.
Sara Trumble, 26, said that her former employer became rude and was highly strung after the ex-Beatle divorced her in 2008. She also claimed that the former model was unsympathetic towards her when she went through a difficult pregnancy, forcing her to accompany her on trips abroad.
Ms Trumble, who was paid £260 a week by Heather, said that she felt she was a loyal and hard-working employee, but her former boss took advantage of her. Opening her case for compensation before an employment tribunal in Ashford, Ms Trumble said her hours changed as Beatrice grew older and began going to nursery. She said she was also expected to help with housework.
However, she soon found that she was often expected to stay well after her set working hours while she waited for Mills and Sir Paul to return home from their various engagements. She claims she received no extra pay in these occasions.
Ms Trumble said that she was shocked when Mills told her that she must tell a film crew how wonderful she was in a film that was put on YouTube. The interview was entirely orchestrated by Heather, she said.
Ms Trumble said that when she became pregnant in February 2007, Mills paid for her to go to a private clinic in London. But she went on to say that she resented having to travel with Mills and Beatrice on a trip to the US when she competed on Dancing With The Stars as she was sick at that time.
Ms Trumble said that she was grateful when Mills offered her a cheque for £1,000 after she gave birth to her daughter, but added that she was then asked to look after Beatrice when she was meant to be on maternity leave.
Our Stories
- Tesco store managers see annual bonuses cut
- Royal Mail: half London sorting office to be sold
- Panasonic announces £3.4bn loss
- Thomas Cook attacks government over holidays at home promotion
- Clinton Cards falls into administration
- Wet April sees high street spending fall
- Five tough years ahead for UK jobs market
- Deal struck to save Thomas Cook
- Discount battle leads to sales decline at Morrisons
- Wetherspoon founder: pubs plans to be hit by taxes
- Stores in doubt as Argos profits fall
- Heathrow to increase landing fees
Popular Topics
afghanistan al qaeda amazon Apple ASDA bank of england barack obama BBC british airways china david cameron Debenhams Egypt facebook george osborne Google India ipad iphone ivory coast japan Libya London M&S Marks & Spencer Morrisons nhs North Korea Office for National Statistics pakistan protests russia Sainsbury’s South Korea terrorism Tesco Tunisia UK UK retailers UK retail news UK shopping us Waitrose Wikileaks x factorArchive
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- January 2009
