Ok so this is long! Thanks in advance if you make it to the end!
I?m currently on maternity leave.
Last year, I was promoted to a more senior role on a rolling secondment basis (no end date to secondment). When I was offered the job, I told my boss that I was pregnant and this was accepted. I gave them the opportunity to withdraw the offer without prejudice.
I worked in the more senior post for a number of months and then went on maternity leave. There was never any question about the quality of work and in fact received regular (written) praise from management.
My mat leave cover then revealed that she was also pregnant.
They then decided to advertise the job permanently. I was told that they would welcome my application. The post was advertised widely in a number of national and industry publications. This was about 8 weeks in to my mat leave.
I applied for the post but in the end decided that the thought of going through an interview was too stressful whilst I was on maternity leave with very young baby. TBH I?d gone through a traumatic birth and was struggling to adjust to life as a mother.
I also felt that it was highly unlikely that i would be offered the job - due to being on mat leave and likely to be off for a number of months.
I?ve always thought that I was discriminated against but not sure exactly how to pursue. I?ve discussed briefly with my union and they?ve said that as my permanent role is protected that the rules have been followed.
I?ve now found out that the role has been offered to a middle aged man ? definitely not going off on maternity leave anytime soon!
I had decided not to pursue any discrimination claims because I couldn?t face wasting/ ruining my mat leave. But now, I feel really strongly that I was discriminated against but not sure what to do!
Any advice?
Should I pursue discrimination over the recruitment process? Discrimination to woman on maternity leave?
Any advice gratefully received...
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HulainHawaii · 29/01/2013 23:39
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