Maternity & Pregnancy Rights Update - Case Law, Legislation & Future Developments - Webinar

Introduction

The field of pregnancy and maternity discrimination is a tricky area of law, which is fast moving both in terms of developments and context.

This short webinar will update you on recent developments including case law, proposals for legislative change and recent research and campaigns which may influence change in the future.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Recent Discrimination Claims:
• The exclusion of a pregnant employee from the workplace on health and safety grounds (Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd)
• The demotion of an employee after her return from maternity leave (Lidster v United Kingdom Research and Innovation)
• An employer’s refusal to permit modest changes to working hours for an employee upon her return from maternity leave (Thompson v Scancrown Ltd t/a Manors)
• Did a sham redundancy amount to discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity? (Shipp v City Sprint Ltd)
• Failure to provide workplace facilities to express breastmilk (Mellor v MFG Academies Trust)
• Legislative Changes/Proposals:
• The potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill
• The extension of redundancy protection to cover pregnancy and the post maternity leave period
• New proposals for new statutory rights covering:
• Time off to attend IVF-related medical appointments
• Neonatal leave and pay
• Miscarriage leave
• Context, Research and Campaigning:
• Maternity Action’s 8-point Action Plan to end pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work
• The ‘Pregnant then Screwed’ campaign to extend time limit for pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims from three months to six months
• Women and Equalities Committee Report findings and recommendations on pregnancy and maternity discrimination and the pandemic and the Government’s response