Thousands of women face redundancy or feel forced to leave their jobs when they get pregnant, MPs have warned. What’s more, the problem is twice as bad now than it was 10 years ago – with evidence that teachers are high on the list of those discriminated against. Pete Henshaw reports

Pregnant women and mothers are facing more “discrimination and poor treatment” at work now than they did 10 years ago, MPs have warned.

A report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee is calling for an end to discriminatory redundancies of pregnant women and more protection for agency workers.

Teachers have welcomed the MPs’ report, with the NASUWT warning that female teachers have been facing these kind of issues “for some time”.

The MPs draw on 2015 research by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission into pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the UK.

It shows that twice as many pregnant women and new mothers face redundancy or feel forced to leave their jobs today than in similar research conducted in 2005. The findings included:

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