Issues with work regarding sick leave

[WaryOliveSheep]

I recently started at a nursery, 2 months after accepting the job offer (their internal issues, not mine). And I found out I was pregnant a week before starting. (This came as a huge surprise as I had been told 3 years prior that I'd likely never concieve) I notified them of my pregnancy as soon as I found out.

But now my manager has told me they're pulling me into a meeting to discuss my bradford factor scores despite the only absences I've had have been pregnancy related.

3 separate days have been for morning sickness, which has stopped me being able to make it into work, as I don't drive and have to take the bus and honestly don't feel fit to look after children if I'm being sick on public transport.

But the other absences have been due to bleeding, and exposure to dangerous illnesses within the nursery.

What's worse is, I'm being compared to other members of staff and being told by the manager "other pregnant staff members have made the effort to come in"

How long have you been there? Did you catch the dangerous illnesses, or take time off as a precaution?

I have been working there almost 2 months.
As for the illness, yes I caught it from the children, after not being informed there were multiple confirmed cases and was put on antibiotics.

To be honest after 2 months they could get rid of you tomorrow and as long as they don’t say it’s pregnancy related there is very little you can do.

I’d go back over your absences and ensure they have been recorded properly as pregnancy related. So the morning sickness examples are pregnancy related and shouldn’t be counted, but you catching an illness and being off unwell isn’t likely to be pregnancy related illness.

Speak to ACAS - it's sex discrimination.

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As I have said, the only absences I have had have been related to my pregnancy.
I have made sure to inform them each time, and as for the illness I caught from the children, I had originally contacted my GP about feeling unwell, and that I had been exposed.
They were the one that said I needed to rest as I started my course of antibiotics, as I was having difficulty breathing and a cough with a history of asthma and pnumonia.
I have informed work of all of this, and am happy to provide proof for them.

I would refer to their policies, but they haven't even given me an induction and I have no access to that information.
I don't even have a way of contacting someone higher than my managers.

I spoke to them and they confirmed that my absences regarding pregnancy should not contribute to my bradford factor scores.
They should be processed separately.

They've also given me help with adressing unfair treatment.