maternity

09

Nov

2021

Maternity Discrimination Victim Receives Substantial Compensation

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Maternity leave should be a period of joy and tranquillity but, all too often, it is marred by discrimination. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) decision showed, however, employers who treat new mothers unfavourably can expect to pay a high...

25

Jan

2021

Employer brought to book for maternity/pregnancy discrimination

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employers who are found to have discriminated on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity will swiftly be brought to book. That was certainly so in the case of a tanning salon worker who learnt that she was being made redundant out of the blue on the...

10

Dec

2020

Damning Inquiry into maternity deaths in Shropshire recommends nationwide action

Written by Adam Hodson

An independent inquiry investigating maternal and baby deaths at an NHS Trust in Shropshire has made damning findings in its initial report, and recommends “immediate and essential actions” nationwide to improve maternity services. The inquiry,...

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