London, UK. 31st October 2017. Joeli Brearley from Campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed holds a list of their demands at the rally in Parliament Square calling for action over pregnancy and maternity discrimination after a government commissioned report showed that every year 54,000 women, 1 in 9 of those who get pregnant get sacked. This figure has almost doubled in the past ten years and it has been almost impossible for these victims to access justice, with less than 1% making a tribunal claim. The government have done nothing in the 14 months since the report was published. The marchers ca
London, UK. 31st October 2017. Joeli Brearley from Campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed holds a list of their demands at the rally in Parliament Square calling for action over pregnancy and maternity discrimination after a government commissioned report showed that every year 54,000 women, 1 in 9 of those who get pregnant get sacked. This figure has almost doubled in the past ten years and it has been almost impossible for these victims to access justice, with less than 1% making a tribunal claim. The government have done nothing in the 14 months since the report was published. The marchers called for the time limit for raising employment claims to be increased from three to six months for pregnant and postpartum women, for requiring companies to report how many claims for flexible working have made and granted, for six weeks paternity leave at 90% salary for fathers, subsidised childcare from six months and for the self-employed to have statutory shared parental pay.
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