Coworking London Conference 2022,
London
30 June 2022
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IFMA World Workplace Asia,
Singapore
05 July 2022
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Creating better workspaces - face to face IWFM Training,
London
05 July 2022
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The Net Zero Workplace,
London and Online
07 July 2022
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Rethinking Workplace Design- a Women In Office Design Event,
Birmingham
07 July 2022
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Design Festival North 2022,
Manchester
12 July 2022
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“Hybrid Working - Utopia or not?” with Marco van Gelder of Veldhoen + Company,
Online
13 July 2022
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Design Insider Talks 2022,
London
14 July 2022
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October 4, 2016
Motherhood or livelihood? Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace 0
by Tar Tumber • Comment, HR, Legal news, Wellbeing
Recent research by the Commons Women and Equalities Committee suggests that around 54,000 expectant and new mothers have no choice but to leave work due to pregnancy discrimination or concerns over the safety of their children; and shockingly, this figure has doubled in the last decade alone. Other research carried out by the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills shows that despite 77 percent of working mothers reporting potentially discriminatory or negative experiences, only 28 percent raised the issue with their employer, and less than 1 percent pursued a claim through the tribunal system. As a mother of two young children, this is a topic very close to my heart. I have worked in HR for over 18 years now, and advised on all manner of employee relations issues and know from personal experience that being pregnant and suffering discrimination or redundancy is not at all unusual.
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