Woman on maternity leave asks for pay rise because she wants one, employer refuses so woman sues for 9k and wins. Well done, I might ask for a pay rise now and sue if i don't get it.

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[–]package 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

It's not discrimination for being pregnant. It's asking for a raise to coincide with paid vacation. The reason for the paid vacation is not relevant.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Maternity leave is not paid vacation. Entirely separate thing.

[–]package 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

It is equivalent to paid vacation in that you are doing something besides working and getting paid to do so. To ask for a raise before any such period is very transparently you attempting to optimize the your compensation for minimal work. It's something a lazy and immoral person does and shows a lack of respect and appreciation for both your employer and the system that is allowing to have paid time off.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

No, it's not. It's equivalent to sick leave, maybe, not it's not paid vacation.

[–]package 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

You can argue semantics all you want but it doesn't chance the obvious intent behind the timing of the request.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

She just returned from maternity leave. When else did you expect her to ask?

[–]package 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

When she's spending more time working than getting impregnated. If you honestly think it is reasonable to get back from maternity leave with another child already on the way and demand a raise before you head back out, for effectively doing absolutely nothing but leeching money from the company for months at a time AND forcing them to hire someone to do the work you're not doing, you are completely beyond help.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Right, so women should just put their entire careers on hold to have kids? That's one way to even further decrease birth rates I guess, if that's what you're aiming for.

[–]package 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Getting pregnant while already on maternity leave is demonstrating a clear priority on having a family over having a career. Despite what you might like to pretend, being on perpetual maternity leave is not the same as working and will not magically provide you with work experience relevant to progressing a career.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Fair, but only if they don't have someone else to support them. That goes for men too.