Pregnancy discrimination is not only still occurring, its incidence appears to be increasing.
It beggars belief that in 2024 women are still experiencing discrimination in the workplace in relation to pregnancy, breastfeeding or parental leave.
A study conducted by employment rights legal centre JobWatch reveals how widespread the problem remains. Some 50 per cent of respondents experienced dismissal or the threat of dismissal or redundancy following the announcement of pregnancy, while 45 per cent of respondents said they experienced detrimental changes to their terms and conditions.
There is inarguably no place for these types of antiquated reactions to pregnancy and parental leave, given more than 50 per cent of Australian workers have children and in Sydney, there is a particularly high percentage of dual-earner parent couples. In short, working families are the norm, not an anomaly.
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