Maternity Action calls for new legislation to protect young mothers' jobs
CAMPAIGNERS have renewed calls for new legislation to protect young mothers from redundancy.
Expectant and new mothers have faced an increased risk of hardship, with existing discrimination exacerbated by the crisis, Maternity Action says.
Figures by the TUC show that a quarter of pregnant women feel they have been treated unfairly at work since the crisis began and singled out for furlough and redundancy.
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