Pregnancy/Maternity Questions

[BA to the Stars]

Sacking an employee because they've traveled prior to them advising the company of their pregnancy is automatic unfair dismissal in a generic employment situation.

Within a contract, they may not have to give a reason (usually they do not) and so could side step this issue. However as you quite correctly point out, they could terminate the contract at any time.

Good luck with both the role and the birth.

[formant]

Within a contract, they may not have to give a reason (usually they do not) and so could side step this issue. However as you quite correctly point out, they could terminate the contract at any time.

Good luck with both the role and the birth.

Thank you - we'll see if they let me keep the role!

I just gave that as an example to show that not even a normal employer has liability in such circumstances and couldn't sack an employee just because they fear they might have been liable retrospectively. If an employer is not liable, then a client most definitely isn't either. So if they're going to terminate my contract (which they're free to do at any point) it won't be as a result of an actual breach on my part.

[NotAllThere]

I think this topic is now satisfactorily mined. Thread closed.