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Report urges stronger protections for pregnant workers and parents
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An Australian Human Rights Commission report recommends changes to discrimination and workplace laws to protect pregnant workers and parents. It documents alleged sham redundancies, lost shifts and hostile workplaces, while surveys show widespread discrimination.
2 sourcesabc.net.au, The GuardianUpdated
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The Australian Human Rights Commission report recommends making indirect discrimination due to family responsibilities illegal under the Sex Discrimination Act.
âIt recommends wide-ranging changes to the Sex Discrimination Act, such as making it illegal for an employer to indirectly discriminate against a worker due to family responsibilities.â
The report recommends tougher laws and meaningful penalties for redundancies connected to pregnancy leave or caring responsibilities.
âThe report also calls for tougher laws to prevent redundancies connected to pregnancy leave or caring responsibilities, backed by 'meaningful penalties for non-compliance'.â