n 2015 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published joint findings on pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
Overall, the findings were encouraging, in particular, they showed good evidence of employer attitudes towards, and the treatment of, new and expectant mothers had significantly improved over recent years. Conversely and somewhat surprisingly, the findings also highlighted that discrimination towards new and expectant mothers had actually increased since similar research was carried out by the Equal Opportunities Commission in 2005. Specifically, more mothers (and those who are expectant) are being made redundant or feel that they are being driven out of the work place.
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