Maternity

Pregnancy and childbirth should be a happy and joyful experience. Unfortunately it can often be made stressful by encountering problems in the workplace. We often see women being sidelined as soon as they announce their pregnancy to their employer, or whose requests for flexible working are turned down without proper explanation or reason.

Types of cases

At Russell Jones & Walker we have an excellent reputation and extensive experience in dealing with maternity related cases including:

failure to carry out proper health and safety risk assessments;
restructuring during maternity leave;
redundancy;
refusal of flexible working requests.

Members of our team have advised on the maternity alliance helpline and are involved in regional policy forums on maternity issues. We therefore have maximum exposure to all aspects of maternity related enquiries.

Our factsheets provide useful advice for any family wanting to know their maternity and paternity entitlements, as well as advice on requests for flexible working.

If you think you may have a claim for maternity-related discrimination, all you need to do is fill in our online questionnaire and respond to some straightforward questions. Our solicitors will then assess your prospects of succeeding in a claim, and contact you with their opinion. The service is free and 100% confidential.

Please see our terms and conditions.

Events

Pregnant? You're fired!
Every year, 30,000 women are sacked or forced out of their jobs because of pregnancy. BBC Two's Money Programme recently featured one of our cases in a programme on this issue.