Pregnancy Discrimination at Work
The findings of this study into pregnancy-related discrimination illustrate the breadth of issues that come up during working women's pregnancies and the common threads of their experience, in spite of different backgrounds.
The findings of this study into pregnancy-related discrimination illustrate the breadth of issues that come up during working women’s pregnancies and the common threads of their experience, in spite of different backgrounds.
The findings suggested that:
- the discrimination women faced was often caused by problems with an individual manager or colleague, rather than the organisation or society
- both employers and employees are poorly informed about pregnancy rights
- employers are not all carrying out necessary risk assessments during employee pregnancies
- few pregnant women facing difficulties at work take proceedings against employers
- women experiencing pregnancy-related discrimination are less likely to return to work for their former employer.