Avon Barksdale wrote:Trapper John wrote:Avon Barksdale wrote:It should be up to the woman concerned if she wants to disclose she is pregnant. She shouldn't be compelled to do so however.
In any event I don't think employers have that much to worry about in this regard. While a vanishingly small number of women may try and game the system and take blatant advantage of maternity rights I doubt it happens that often. In addition, finding good quality staff and hiring in general can be an expensive and difficult process so I suspect if a woman is the right candidate then a decent firm will work with her to accommodate her pregnancy. It's this kind of co-operation which helps bind loyalty to an employer and is to their advantage.
A bit of a narrow view if I might say and also a bit dated too.
You may not say so. I would refer you to the forum rules where it says disagreeing with me is forbidden.
Narrow / dated in the terms of my points may be applicable to only certain firms / sectors and a number of women do game the system something else?
Excuse me for not highlighting the bits I'm referring to. Your view assumes that these women are in or applying for jobs in skilled or highly skilled areas, whereas the majority of people this would affect are just expendable cannon fodder.
Loyalty from employees only stretches so far, usually up until an employer wants to get rid of them.