By Eleanor Harding PUBLISHED: 06:51 EST, 14 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:31 EST, 14 March 2013 A salon boss threatened to employ only ‘fat, gay and lesbian’ stylists because he was fed up with staff having babies, a tribunal has heard. In an angry outburst, Andrew Rodgers, 34, accused women of ‘draining resources’ by going on maternity leave, it is claimed. The hairdresser is said to have justified his threat by saying gay people were less likely than straight people to have children. Tribunal: Former salon manager Natasha Bramhall, 26, is claiming sex discrimination and unfair dismissal against Andrew Rodgers's business which operates three hair salons in Sheffield and employs 28 people
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Company director Andrew Rodgers, who is gay, runs Funky Divas chain
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But staff who used to work for him in Sheffield say he's a 'sexist bully'
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'Told nail technician Kirsty Diver she took off too much time with baby'
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Stylist claimed she had baby in work toilets so Rodgers wouldn't know
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Hairdressers say he was a 'Jekyll and Hyde' character who could erupt
Nail technician @placeholder, 32, said she was reprimanded for  taking time off to have a baby.