Pregnant and about to be made redundant, when to get a lawyer involved

[Pregnantandredundant]

I’m six months pregnant and think I am about to be made redundant. My view is that decisions appear to have been made because I am pregnant, and there are a couple of other issues I want sorting before I accept redundancy.

Consultation has just started. At what point do I get a lawyer involved?

Pregnant then screwed are worth a call, they've got a thing running about this atm. Pregnant women and those on mat leave are statistically more likely to lose jobs right now. Good luck!

No - proving with clear evidence and simply demonstrating that on the surface there appears to have been discrimination are two very different points and the latter applies only in cases of discrimination against employers on the basis of protected characteristics.

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@Pregnantandredundant

I’d rather not talk circumstances on an open forum.

Just want to know the appropriate point to bring in a lawyer.

How can anyone answer that when they have no idea about your circumstances?

If there are mass redundancies, how on earth are you planning to prove that your particular one is due to your pregnancy?

proving with clear evidence and simply demonstrating that on the surface there appears to have been discrimination are two very different points

You’re still missing rhe point. Which is in the face of mass redundancies she would need clear evidence. How does she show that it appears discrimatory in this context.

I think this would be really difficult to prove that it is anything to do with your pregnancy if redundancies are to be made on a large scale.

My sister was one of 50 redundancies and two of them were pregnant. She took advice but there was absolutely no proof that it was anything to do with her pregnancy (because it probably wasn't). You need to have fairly conclusive evidence that YOU are being redundant because you are pregnant. If you don't have that I think it may be an impossible task. If you do, then get ACAS involved now.

Sorry OP.

OP, now is the time to get a lawyer. There are lots of ways to demonstrate that you’ve been included in a redundancy wave when ordinarily you would not be eg time at company, seniority, emails chains, previous redundancy waves.

Unless you have proof it's pregnancy related there isn't a lot you can do. If there is anything in writing/recorded make sure you keep it and seek advice now.

I was discriminated against because of pregnancy but because my manager didn't put anything in writing and her horrific phone calls weren't recorded I couldn't prove anything and acas said there was nothing I could do.