Job Offer withdrawn after informing employer that I am pregnant.

[Char1997]

Hi all,

I originally posted this on as a pregnancy thread. As the situation has evolved I have been advised to post on here. I was offered a job yesterday afternoon and although I know I was under no obligation to inform them, I told the employer that I was expecting in December. Since then I have had the job offer withdrawn as they felt that I “misled them” and wasn’t honest. Is anyone able to give me some advice if I were to take this further.

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Take them to the cleaners! Ardent feminist my arse.

Keep checking in on the updates ... I have spoke to a few HR friends and we are all routing for you OP! Try to take each day in your stride though x

Keep going!

You're taking a stand that whilst it may not help you (jobwise) it will certainly help other women!

Good on you!!

I've only just stumbled across your thread and wanted to say good luck with this! Pregnancy is hard enough without having to put up with this sort of attitude.

I would definitely recommend that you are legally represented at your tribunal. There are lots of barristers who are registered for direct public access if you need to keep costs a bit lower. But I would not suggest that you represent yourself, especially not at that stage of pregnancy or within a tiny baby!
If you instruct a solicitor and barrister or just a barrister then it'll run more smoothly and they will ensure that you're not at a disadvantage because I can guarantee the company will have representation!

Keep us all posted on the outcome!

*with a tiny baby

Any update @Char1997?

I'm outraged at this post
Good luck OP. We're all rooting for you

@Char1997

Have you sent off the ACAS certificate yet?

@BlackNoir Hey, yeah i sent this off literally five minutes after i got it sent through to my emails!

No other updates yet tho guys!

Good luck OP do keep us posted, we’re rooting for you.

I hope everything is going ok OP! I'm still stunned at the unprofessional behaviour of the company. They so obviously discriminated against you and are now trying to back track. It's pathetic!

I hope it all goes in your favour. I remember reading this thread when you first posted. I'm so proud of you for challenging them.

How’s it going @Char1997? Any more progress?

@Bofster37 hey, I received a confirmation of correspondence from the employment tribunal courts on Wednesday just asking me to confirm some details, believe after this the company has 28 days to seek legal advise and respond to which they can still settle.

9 weeks 2 days till my due date some fingers crossed it doesn’t run on too long😫

Glad it's still moving forward.

Good luck OP! I do hope you are successful. The employer has blatantly discriminated. Keep us informed with how it goes! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Fingers crossed for you! It might all happen just before your due date at this rate but I see no reason for you not to win with the evidence those emails contain!

Looking forward to an update

Adding this to my watchlist as I'm about to start the tribunal process myself for disability discrimination. I've done a shitload of reading up on employment law too. Wishing you luck with your case OP and your pregnancy.

@username2020 oh best of luck!! I will 100% update this thread as and when I hear anything!

Is that 28 working days OP?

@HappyHarlot I am assuming so!

Glad you’re taking these people on over their blatant discrimination- good luck with baby