This case is reminiscent of one I heard of in the mid-90s, where women were still forced to leave the forces when pregnant. While forcing them to give up their career was undoubtedly wrong, as usual there were some who took advantage of the system to pay off their mortgage.
Said WRAF Cpl became pregnant, but didn't want the RAF to know at the time - can't remember exactly why - instead she told her sgt, who agreed to take her off 24hr and weekend duties, and instead put her in a 8-5 Mon-Fri office job that minimised her stress and suited her quite nicely. Over a few months it became an open secret that she was pregnant, with other staff pulling extra duties because she was still on strength, up until it was unavoidable that she told the RAF, and subsequently left.
About 2 years later the same ex-WRAF is in the Daily Mail in a mournful pose, having successfully sued the MoD for her mistreatment while pregnant. In summary she claimed that her sgt - the one that had helped her by covering for her and changing her job as requested - had undermined her and made her feel undervalued as a member of the team, while victimising her for being pregnant.
Kerching about £160k.
This lesbian story has the same opportunist ring to it.