Pregnant employees will be given extra protection against the risk of redundancy and other forms of workplace discrimination under new laws proposed in Parliament.
Current legislation protects workers from being made redundant while on maternity leave, but a new Private Members’ Bill, proposed by Labour MP Dan Jarvis, would see the legal rights extended, from the moment an employee notifies their employer that they’re pregnant, up to 18 months after they give birth.
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