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Give new and expectant mothers 6 months to pursue discrimination claims.

Submitted on Wednesday 1st February 2017

Published on Friday 3rd February 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 10

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Child ~ month

Petition Action

Give new and expectant mothers 6 months to pursue discrimination claims.

Petition Details

Mothers are being let down.The Equality and Human Rights Commission reported that 77% of women had experienced discrimination in the workplace due to pregnancy or maternity. However, a restrictive time-limit of 3 months is one of the reasons less than 1% of these are pursued to Tribunal. #GiveMeSix

Additional Information

Pregnancy and maternity discrimination is subtle by nature. For new and expectant mothers, dealing with this can be overwhelming. Many women won’t have the strength to tackle the issue immediately. Attempting to deal with this could put the health of the mother and unborn child at risk.

A 6 month time-limit would give mothers that little bit of breathing space. Help us reach 100,000 signatures so the 54,000 women a year who lose their jobs for being pregnant have greater access to justice.


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