No Maternity Policy For Councillors

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37587188

seems this is a recent phenomenon with female council officers under 40 being a rarity until now. nevertheless seems a bit harsh to end up with the sack for getting pregnant?

[Islay]

It is illegal to sack someone because they are pregnant!

[Gromit]

Hmm. Not sure about this.

Being a Councillor is an elected role and your duty is to represent the people who voted for you. If for some reason you cannot carry out that function, you should resign and let someone who can, stand for election and be elected. It is not a regular job, and the fees that can be claimed are not wages.

[mushroom25]

Birmingham council has history when it comes to being seen to be fair to women. they need to save £250m on services over the next few years; a proportion of those savings are to meet the fall-out from an equal pay ruling made against them in 2014. they really can't afford to get this latest matter wrong too.

[ummmm]

I don't understand why older people are not favoured.

[ummmm]

Without stereotyping anyone they tend to have had their children, near the end of their mortgages, less stress, less worries, and could still have 10 - 20 years of a working life.

[angie55]

fender62 - you don't "hire" councillors. They are elected.