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UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on a bill, which just passed its third reading, to provide additional protections in the workplace
The article Blog: A significant step forward for pregnant workers and new parents first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Britons welcomed the birth of the latest Royal baby, who arrived just in time for the Bank Holiday on Monday, May 6. While Harry and Meghan will wrestle with many of the same challenges new parents…Read more…
Men face an entrenched workplace culture that fails to encourage them to take parental leave, according to a new survey out this week (April 29). The poll of 1,000 fathers found that a third…Read more…
With Mother’s Day approaching on Sunday, many of us will be trying to find the perfect gift for our hard-working mums or mother figures. Flowers, chocolates and perfume normally fit the bill. But if Ministers were thinking about really rewarding working mums this Mothering Sunday, then they might…Read more…
Today the government published its long overdue response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination. Given that the EHRC estimate that some 54,000 women are forced out of their jobs per year due to pre…Read more…
This week, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released figures on the financial cost of pregnancy discrimination. For women who lose their jobs, the cost is between £47 million and £113 million, just in the first year. Losses flowing from long term impacts on their career have not…Read more…
Expectant mothers and mothers of young children have never had it worse in the workplace – a wide-ranging Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) study published earlier this year found that the…Read more…
A government study that exposes the disgraceful pregnancy and maternity discrimination experienced by three out of four working mothers has finally been released, following pressure from Unite….Read more…
When David Cameron wooed his party conference with a bold pledge to “end discrimination and finish the fight for real equality in our country”, I had great hopes that the Government would turn its mind to the widespread and growing problem of pregnancy discrimination at work. With evidence showing…Read more…
More than 50,000 women are losing their jobs every year as a direct result of maternity discrimination in the workplace, a new report reveals. The shocking figures are part of an…Read more…