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Be Aware UK: Response to consultation on extending workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents

23 July 2019 23 July 2019 / discrimination, employment law reform, maternity, pregnancy / Employment

The government’s last-minute flurry of legislative activity looks set to continue right up to the parliamentary summer recess; today the government has issued its response to consultation on extending workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents as part of the Good Work Plan. Research by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in 2016 indicated that over 75% of new mothers had had a negative or possibly discriminatory experience during pregnancy or maternity leave or on their return to work. The 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices recommended …

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Government consults on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents

28 January 2019 18 June 2019 / discrimination, family friendly rights, maternity, redundancy / Employment

The Government has launched a new consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents. It comes off the back of key issues raised in the Women and Equalities Select Committee 2016 report and the recommendations made by the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. The consultation closes on 5 April 2019. In summary, the consultation: seeks views on extending the current redundancy protection available to women to cover the period of pregnancy and a 6 month period afterwards; asks whether similar protection should be afforded to other groups, for example, those taking shared parental leave or adoption leave; …

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