A SALES consultant accused of lying about having a miscarriage by her boss has won the right to challenge a finding she was not the victim of sex discrimination.

Sara Jane Warby left her job at Caldicot-based Wunda Group Plc after an "extremely acrimonious" meeting with manager Charles Pugh, a court heard yesterday.

She claimed a comment he made, accusing her of lying about a miscarriage, amounted to sex discrimination, but her case was dismissed by an employment tribunal in Cardiff last year.

A top judge has now granted her permission to challenge that decision at London's Court of Appeal.

The employment tribunal heard she started work at the underfloor heating company in 2009 and held a meeting with Mr Pugh after she became pregnant the following year to discuss pay.

The meeting became heated, with both trading accusations of lying, the tribunal heard.

During these exchanges, Mr Pugh brought up an allegation that Mrs Warby had lied about having a miscarriage, a rumour which sprang up after fellow employees examined Mrs Warby's Facebook timeline, the tribunal heard.

Despite branding Mr Pugh's comment "wholly unacceptable", the tribunal found that it did not amount to sexual discrimination or harassment.

Lord Justice Mummery ruled Mrs Warby's appeal "arguable", paving the way for a full Appeal Court hearing later this year, which will decide if sex discrimination should be defined as unequal treatment on the grounds of, or related to, a person's sex.