"While women in desk jobs can comfortably continue to work during their pregnancy, the changes that the body experiences during this period often make the job challenging. Changes like untimely surges in the barrage of hormones, sagging and loosening skin, frequent nausea, mood swings, fluid retention, digestive issues, and brain fog make it laborious for full-time working moms to manage it all."
"After learning that she was pregnant in October 2022, she started noticing "the effects of her pregnancy in the form of morning sickness." On most days, she had to leave work early due to "increased nausea." So, she approached her line manager, Ammar Kabir, and requested that he allow her to work from home."
"She explained that her morning sickness was becoming "horrendous" and sent him a text message: "The midwife was saying that at the moment if I can work from home, it'll be best as these next two weeks are usually the peak of pregnancy nausea due to hormones.""
"But instead of acknowledging her struggle, Kabir replied with a vague "jazz hands emoji" along with the message, "I hope to see you soon. We've got a lot of catching up to do outside of work." His reason for terminating her was that the company was "struggling," and they needed someone who could be in the office."
Women in desk jobs may continue working during pregnancy, but hormonal surges, skin changes, nausea, mood swings, fluid retention, digestive issues, and brain fog can make full-time work difficult. A Birmingham investment consultant requested to work from home after her morning sickness worsened. She told her line manager that the next two weeks were usually the peak of pregnancy nausea due to hormones and referenced advice from a midwife. The manager responded with a vague message and a “jazz hands emoji,” then terminated her employment, citing company struggles and a need for office presence. The case reached court, where a judge found the termination unfair and awarded compensation of nearly £94,000.
#pregnancy-workplace-accommodations #morning-sickness #employment-discrimination #remote-work #uk-employment-law
Read at https://scoop.upworthy.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]