A new report from the Fawcett Society has found that as many as 54,000 pregnant women and working mothers are pressured to leave their job early each year, but just 1% of cases go to tribunal. In addition, many women are not protected after they return to work from maternity leave.
It has been alleged that sexual harassment has been allowed to live and grow in United Nations’ offices around the world, with suggestion that the perpetrators are able to act without fear of reprimand, while accusations made by victims are largely ignored.
A woman has won her legal battle against the largest law firm in the world, after it was found that her position at the company was terminated while she was on maternity leave, and the evidence destroyed.
A number of cases of maternity discrimination have featured in the media recently.
A BBC survey found that two in five women in the UK have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour at work, while only a quarter of these women have reported it. The same survey also revealed that almost one in five men had been harassed at work.
I was dismissed after I told my employer I was pregnant. Andrew Lloyd took my case on won it...