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Female job applicants 'face discrimination'
07/05/2008
Women looking for jobs are still being discriminated against because of the chance that they may become pregnant, according to the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA).
The ELA's secretary Richard Linskell claimed that employers assess the likelihood of the women they offer jobs to taking time off to have a child before deciding whether or not to employ them.
He stated: "Clearly, you cannot tell when someone is going to have a child; many women will have children later in life or may choose not to have children at all."
Discrimination on the part of bosses is "to some extent human nature" as companies want to avoid paying expensive maternity leave payments, Mr Linskell claimed.
Solicitors in Northern Ireland can offer advice on employment disputes.
A recent survey carried out by Employment Law Advisory Services found that some 76 per cent of employers would not take on a female member of staff if they knew she was going to become pregnant within six months of employment.
And 86 per cent of bosses said they would feel "cheated" if a woman they employed became pregnant within weeks of employment.
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The ELA's secretary Richard Linskell claimed that employers assess the likelihood of the women they offer jobs to taking time off to have a child before deciding whether or not to employ them.
He stated: "Clearly, you cannot tell when someone is going to have a child; many women will have children later in life or may choose not to have children at all."
Discrimination on the part of bosses is "to some extent human nature" as companies want to avoid paying expensive maternity leave payments, Mr Linskell claimed.
Solicitors in Northern Ireland can offer advice on employment disputes.
A recent survey carried out by Employment Law Advisory Services found that some 76 per cent of employers would not take on a female member of staff if they knew she was going to become pregnant within six months of employment.
And 86 per cent of bosses said they would feel "cheated" if a woman they employed became pregnant within weeks of employment.
Contact us for legal advice
