Have maternity laws gone too far?

Maternity laws in the UK have gone too far and may prevent women from being hired, according to businessman Sir Alan Sugar.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Sir Alan warned that employers may start to discriminate against women because they're unable to broach the subject of motherhood in interviews.

"They (the interviewers) would like to ask the question, 'are you planning to get married and to have any children?'," the self-made millionaire said.

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