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Pregnancy and maternity in the workplace

Last updated: 22 Apr 2016

Find out about managing pregnancy and maternity in the workplace and read our report.

Commission agrees that MPs should be allowed to breastfeed in the House of Commons

Published: 21 Jul 2016

Pregnancy and Maternity-Related Discrimination and Disadvantage First findings: Surveys of Employers and Mothers

First Published: 01 Dec 2015

Report based on interviews with employers and mothers following a programme of research to investigate the prevalence and nature of pregnancy discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace.

Welcome progress on access to justice

Published: 26 Jul 2017

Supreme Court judgment is a positive step for access to justice, but

How to report questions about your health or disability before you are offered a job

Last updated: 21 Nov 2019

What are pre-employment health questions and how do you report them?

Reasons to be cheerful on International Women's Day

Published: 08 Mar 2018

Our role in tackling gender inequality – and reasons to be cheerful on International Women’s Day.

Unconscious bias training: no such thing as a quick fix

Published: 23 Mar 2018

Does unconscious bias training actually work to help create more inclusive workplace cultures?

Unconscious bias training: an assessment of the evidence for effectiveness

First Published: 23 Mar 2018

This report looks at the effectiveness of unconscious bias training and makes recommendations for employers, policymakers and human resource professionals

Welcome to Working Forward

Published: 07 Nov 2016

David Isaac blogs about the launch of the Commission's new pregnancy and maternity initiative, Working Forward.

Pregnancy and maternity in the workplace

Find out more about Working Forward - our joint initiative with business to make our workplaces the best they can be for pregnant women and new mothers, including information for employers, employees and young mums, and our research and recommendations.

Employers in the dark ages over recruitment of pregnant women and new mothers

Published: 19 Feb 2018

A YouGov report finds that many British employers have discriminatory attitudes towards pregnant women and new mothers.