Posts tagged "made redundant while pregnant australia"

Pregnant employees and new mothers returning to the workforce are experiencing alarming rates of discrimination, sexism and exclusion, a new study reveals.

Employers are obliged to try to find new opportunities for employees facing redundancy. But what qualifies as acceptable redeployment?

A bottle shop attendant in Cairns was recently awarded compensation in excess of $39,000 after she was dismissed for being pregnant.

For the employer, whenever redundancy is considered, it pays to be very careful indeed about proper reason, good process and appropriate payment.

In a recent FWC case, a former technical service manager claimed he had been unfairly dismissed because his 'redundant' job was still required.

"I’d met a chief executive officer who'd just hired a woman for the role of chief financial officer … who it just so happens was four months pregnant."