Report says sacking any pregnant woman should be illegal

A new report from the Fawcett Society says that employers should be banned from dismissing any women who is pregnant, and new mothers for up to six months after they return from leave.

Kate Bellamy, Senior Policy Officer at the Fawcett Society and co-author of the Gender Equality in the 21st Century: modernising the legislation report said:


“It’s 30 years since sex equality legislation was introduced, but it’s simply not effective any more.

“We have a once in... (355 more words)

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