pregnant and fired!!!

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A friend of mine announced to her work that she's expecting in September 2010. She works for a fairly big company and at the moment she's working for this company through an agency on a six month "training" programme. At the end of the six month period which is due next month she will be offered a permanent contract. Since making her announcement the company rang the agency and said they do not want her to return because of the pregnancy!!!

This seems totally wrong and illegal and I was wondering if anybody had any advice for her.

unfortunatly they can because she was only on a temp contact for six months i have 2 friends who work with special need children and when they said they were pregnant they were let go at end of contact it sucks. although my friend managed to get 7000 pay out for maturity from council when she sign on and other friend had to work temp jobs as her partner earnt too much. it a shame companies are like that when really women should have special contact stating we still have a job once pregnant .

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