Amend the Employment Act to ensure rights for parents — Women’s Aid Organisation
30 May 2019
showed that over 40 per cent of pregnant women had faced discrimination in the workplace — they were made redundant, denied promotions, placed on prolonged probations, demoted, and terminated.by researchers at Cornell University found that mothers are perceived to be less competent and committed than women without children — even when they have similar credentials. This is known as the “motherhood penalty”.
Thus, we welcome the Ministry of Human Resources’ proposed amendments to the Employment Act, which includes the recognition of additional rights for parents. The Ministry’s proposed amendments, as of March 2019, include the following: As the amendments to the Employment Act are still being finalised, we urge the Ministry to keep these amendments on the agenda and to table them in Parliament this July. We also call on Members of Parliaments to support and pass these amendments.These amendments can also be improved to further strengthen parents’ rights in the workplace.
However, punishing the employer doesn’t directly help the victim, especially if the victim has been affected financially due to loss of employment. Hence, the law should also allow for compensation.
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