How British women are disciminated in the workplace because they are pregnant

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the government intervention would be a big help. i'm not against that at all. the govt here offers a "baby bonus" payment for any woman who has a child - those funds could go toward paid maternity leave if the mother is employed at the time of having the baby.

i'm not a huge fan of the baby bonus, purely because so many people spend it on something like a TV or similar - because it's a lump sum paid all at once, and so inviting to spend when you're on a tighter budget thanks to the new baby. if it was paid in installments (like mat leave pay), it might actually get spent on things for baby, and might help alleviate strain on the family income.

as for the temps - my workplace doesn't really have an issue with employing them them if required. several temps have ended up becoming full time or part time permanent employees at my place of work. i can see where the issue would arise if an employer didn't want to pay someone else in the meantime.

 

[purrtykitty]

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Originally Posted by lipstickandhate I don't understand this comment. Could you clarify it a bit for me? Quote: Originally Posted by purrtykitty The thing that irritates me more is that a father is given much more leeway, even though he might be every bit as attentive of a parent as a mother in his office. Preganacy is only nine months, and tack on a couple more for maternity leave. After that, (in a perfect world) parenting responsibilities should be shouldered by both parents. Why aren't fathers getting any flak?

I think that women are thought of as a "burden" on businesses that choose to hire them, in that they because they have or are able to have children that somehow they are less productive or cause other colleagues more work due to absences. Fathers on the other hand don't seem to get that rap. If a father has to leave work for a child, then he's "a good father" but when women have to leave, it's kinda considered par for the course. I guess my gripe is that a woman could be doing exactly the same as a man, both work-wise and in home-life, but she will still be considered less productive etc. Meh, I'm probably not articulating what I'm trying to say very well.