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British employers are ‘living in the dark ages’ and have worrying attitudes towards unlawful behaviour when it comes to recruiting women, new statistics from the EHRC reveal. Showing that many businesses’ attitudes are decades behind the law, the survey of 1,106 senior decision makers in business found around a third (36%) of private sector employers agree that it is reasonable to ask women about their plans to have children in the future during recruitment. The new statistics also reveal 59% of employers agree that a woman should have to disclose whether she is pregnant during the recruitment process, and 46% of employers agree it is reasonable to ask women if they have young children during the recruitment process. |
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EHRC: Employers in the dark ages over recruitment of pregnant women & new mothers TUC: Pregnancy discrimination scars lives & careers CBI response to EHRC pregnancy data After all, the babies grow up to be workers Pregnancy is too often a significant ‘bump’ in a woman’s career path Family-friendly employment rights fail female workers TUC: A quarter of new dads are missing out on paternity leave & pay TUC: Better paternity pay would help new dads spend more time with their children TUC: UK in the relegation zone for decently-paid maternity leave in Europe TUC: Women who become mothers before 33 suffer a 15% pay penalty |
