SINGAPORE — Mr Coconut, a popular retail chain selling coconut drinks here, rebutted claims of “unfair dismissal and discrimination to a pregnant woman”, after a Facebook post by a former employee went viral.

Responding to TODAY’s queries on Wednesday (Feb 7), the company said that its former customer service officer Charissa Tan’s poor performance, and not her pregnancy, was what led to her being dismissed.

On Jan 18, Ms Tan posted on Facebook claiming that the company had “heartlessly terminated (her) employment” on Jan 17 after finding out about her pregnancy.