30,000 women every year lose their jobs as a result of becoming pregnant

This is illegal discrimination. It is against the law for an employee to be dismissed or given worse working conditions because they are pregnant or on maternity leave.
We’re concerned that the recession is making things worse. Working Families has joined with other organisations to call on the Government to publicly state its commitment to preventing pregnancy discrimination at work during the recession and to reassert that making a woman redundant because she is pregnant, on, or returning from maternity leave is illegal and will not be tolerated.

We’re lobbying for changes to the new Equality Bill which, as currently worded, might weaken the protection for pregnant women in the workplace.

If you need help or advice about pregnancy or maternity discrimination, call our free legal helpline on 0800 013 0313. For more information about pregnancy discrimination and our campaign, click on the link below.

Alliance against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (pdf)