The government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report calling for better pregnancy and maternity protection.
The majority of the Committee’s recommendations have not been adopted by the government, as it considers that on the whole, women’s rights are adequately protected by existing law.
Although the majority of the Committee’s recommendations were rejected, a specific commitment was made to consider strengthening women’s rights in relation to pregnancy, maternity and redundancy.
The government will continue to work closely with agencies that provide information regarding employees’ rights, and will commission further research on pregnancy and maternity discrimination, to be concluded by 2020.
