Discrimination | Worker forced to choose between motherhood and job

For many workers, pregnancy in the professional sector is a complicated and stressful issue. Policies vary wildly from company to company, as do stigmas around the concept of maternity leave.

Over the years, HR Grapevine has reported on an innumerable amount of cases in which women are discriminated against due to pregnancy and whilst the law is very clear about the right to care for your child and maintain your career, this hasn’t stopped some businesses making wildly illegal calls and even firing employees over their right to pregnancy.

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The issue once again flared up this week when currently pregnant Member of Parliament Stella Creasy announced her intention to call for a change to the maternity rules for MPs, after arguing that the current system “forced a choice between being an MP and being a mum.”

Creasy, who has been the Labour MP for the London Constituency of Walthamstow since her victory in the 2010 general election, stated that the lack of maternity support meant that she would struggle to help constituents whilst also looking after her child.