Keeping mum

Many employers fail to understand their responsibilities to pregnant staff. Alison Clarke explains the maternity rights minefield and points out pitfalls for businesses Almost half the working mothers in a recent Equal Opportunities Commission survey said they had experienced some form of discrimination while pregnant or on maternity leave. The survey of 1,000 new or expectant mothers also found that: * one in five said they had lost out financially due to discrimination, including having their salaries...