Thousands of new mothers ‘forced out of jobs every year because of employer discrimin

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Tens of thousands of women are forced out of their jobs in Britain every year because of discrimination by employers against pregnant women and new mothers, the biggest research study of its kind has found. As many as 54,000 women are thought to be losing their jobs annually, according to the Equality and Human Rights... Read more »
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[Amethyst]

Re: Thousands of new mothers ‘forced out of jobs every year because of employer discr

You can see the research here -> http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/p...out-their-jobs
The project found:

• 84% of employers believe that supporting pregnant workers and those on maternity leave is in the interests of their organisations;
• Around 8 out of 10 employers agree that pregnant women and those returning from maternity leave are just as committed to their work as their colleagues;
• Two thirds of employers don’t think that pregnancy puts an unreasonable cost burden on the workplace. Firms that have recent experience of employing pregnant women are more positive; and
• Two thirds of mothers (66%) felt their employer supported them willingly during pregnancy and when they returned to work.

However, the research suggests that for some women pregnancy and maternity at work is not a positive experience;

• 10% are discouraged by their employer from attending antenatal appointments;
• 9% said that they were treated worse by their employer on their return to work than they were before pregnancy;
• More than one in 20 (7%) said they were put under pressure to hand in their notice;
• When mothers were allowed to work flexibly, around half reported negative consequences such as receiving fewer opportunities at work or feeling that their opinion was less valued; and
• The impact on younger mothers -those under 25 years old – is greater in many areas, with around 6% experiencing dismissal compared with 1% across all age groups.

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[basa48]

Re: Thousands of new mothers ‘forced out of jobs every year because of employer discr

As many as 54,000 women are thought to be losing their jobs annually, according to the Equality and Human Rights...

Watched an article on BBC this morning.

The figure of 54000 was extrapolated from the survey figures from 3200 women a percentage of which experienced difficulties.

Turning the figures around we see that 9 out of 10 women have no problems.

It was also discussed on the BBC that some of the 1 out of 10 women may be victims of forms post natal depression and probably are no longer happy at work thus presenting a disillusioned and unenthusiastic employee.