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Pregnant mothers 'bullied' in workplace
Date: 26/6/2007 8:53:55 AM
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Pregnant women are increasingly becoming victims of workplace bullying, a study has found.
According to baby charity Tommy's and People Management Magazine, one in five people in UK human resources (HR) departments say they have been approached by a pregnant employee with claims of discrimination while at work.
The poll of 600 HR professionals also found that one in six HR workers had witnessed a pregnant employee being put under pressure to do extra work to make up for time lost due to medical check-ups, scans and appointments with their doctor.
Additionally one in five questioned said they had seen an expectant mother's promotion prospects bypassed and training and development opportunities cancelled.
Commenting on the findings, Tommy's chief executive Jane Brewin described the survey's findings as "alarming".
"It is clear that pregnant women in the workplace are continuing to be made to work under pressure and to be made to feel guilty from the moment they have announced their pregnancy.
"Not only are they being dropped from key meetings and promotion but they are sometimes not even able to return to their original position of employment," she said.
Jenny Watson, chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), added: "It is appalling that women continue to be passed over for promotion, mistreated and put under stress during pregnancy."
Nine out of ten mothers go back to their original employers after having given birth, figures from the EOC show.
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