A shop manager in Swindon has been left shocked by a 'lack of support' from Superdry after his unborn baby died.

Daniel Green, 33, who worked at the Designer Outlet store and suffers from PTSD, says he was promised in-person support with his managers.

But when his unborn child died, Daniel says he was told he must use his holiday to have time off and could only access support from an app.

He has since quit his role.

Daniel said: “I just wanted someone to talk to and some support - an app can’t sort out our mental health problems.

“We are human beings, I expected someone to talk to.”

The app and holiday were already available to Daniel before his unborn baby's death and he says no new measures were brought in to help him.

He says similar apps to the one offered are available for free on the app store.

He added: “I was not given the extra time to sort myself out, and when I got back I was just told to get on with the job, basically.”

“Nothing was discussed with me about how I was feeling, no support, nothing.”

“It meant my mood was down and my health was not great; I lost trust in the business because all the support I was told I would get was not given to me.

“How am I supposed to do my job if I am not getting the support I need?”

Daniel says he was shocked to discover his confidential situation was being discussed by his colleagues.

After telling his manager about his situation, Daniel says that his manager told colleagues, leading to information he expected to be kept private spreading around the store.

Superdry’s website states: “We genuinely care about each other. We’re at our best when working together as part of a close-knit community. We’re informal, open, honest and collaborative.”

Before this he had been doing well in the job, bringing what he described as an underperforming store up to standard.

But he says he did have suspicions that the company’s welfare provision was inadequate, describing his time at the company as "up and down".

When he first joined, Daniel alleges that he was not given a risk assessment of what he is capable of doing due to his PTSD.

A Superdry spokesperson said: “We don’t comment on individual cases but we always want to support colleagues when they are going through a difficult time away from work. 

“We have a range of policies in place which underpin this support which we consistently follow throughout the business.”