Avon Barksdale wrote:Rockstar wrote:Avon Barksdale wrote:
Yes, presuming all things are equal.
However, in the event that the pregnant candidate can bring more to the business over the medium to long term than the non-pregnant one then it is worth the short term inconvenience.
That's true for every indispensable employee in the eyes of the employer...
Undoubtedly and value to the business can depend on a number of variables which outweighs absence from it for a length of time.
With the rise of remote working in some sectors being physically present in the office isn't as important as it used to be.
But what if the man had no arms or legs, couldn’t see and was deaf, and the pregnant woman had super powers and a cracking pair of tits? Stacking the deck in favour of your argument is easy...