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Discriminations against pregnant employees.

As soon as woman finds out about her pregnancy, she immediately begins to be unsure about whether to inform the employer about his new position (if yes, when?), how will the employer and colleagues. To preserve the moral and physical health of the pregnant woman, the excellent policy and practices about pregnancy and human rights in the workplace were provided in Canada.

In spite of this, many women in Canada are still reporting discrimination in the workplace for being pregnant or having babies. I want to review a case that happened to Ms. Maciel, who was fired the first date she was hired for a full-time receptionist position with two related hair salons, just after her employer found out about her pregnancy. It is worth to note that Ms.Maciel didn’t informed her boss she was expecting a baby. Not willing to have problems concerning terminating pregnant employee, Ms.Maciel’s employer said that she had indicated during her first day of work that she no longer wanted to work full-time, and there wasn’t any part-time work available. That was his reason for termination.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decided that Ms. Maciel's termination lacked credibility.  The Tribunal honed in on a number of problems with the employer's position and in the end, the Tribunal ordered the salons to pay Ms. Maciel $15,000.00 in general damages, $20,719.00 in lost wages and benefits (due to her inability to claim EI benefits) plus applicable interest on those amounts.  The salons were also ordered to jointly prepare a written policy detailing accommodations to be made to pregnant employees and maternity/parental leave practices that would apply post-birth.

It is extremely important that all employees obtain information about their rights. To my mind, it is especially important for pregnant women to feel secure during the work and on parental leave, because they are carrying future generation.

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