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Zika: Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with symptoms
Zika: Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with symptoms
Image copyright AFP Image caption Fogging is being carried out across the city-stateSingapore is advising all pregnant women with symptoms associated with Zika, to be tested for the virus.The city-state has now confirmed 82 locally transmitted cases of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to severe birth defects.It has initiated a drive to wipe out mosquitoes in affected areas.
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Report finds pregnant women face discrimination at work
Report finds pregnant women face discrimination at work
More and more women in the Midlands are facing discrimination at work when they become pregnant.That is the finding of a damning report by MPs on the Commons Women and Equalities Committee.Those worst affected are women working in low paid casual jobs, or those on zero hours contracts.
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'Unacceptable level of discrimination' against pregnant women in workplace
'Unacceptable level of discrimination' against pregnant women in workplace
Urgent action is needed to give pregnant women and new mothers more protection at work, after research revealed a "shocking" increase in discrimination over the past 10 years, a parliamentary report has said.MPs on the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee called for a German-style system which would ban employers from making women redundant during and after pregnancy except in specific exceptional circumstances.The committee also called for a "substantial" cut in the £1,200 fee for women taking a pregnancy-related discrimination case to an employment tribunal, and said rights to paid time off for antenatal appointments should be extended to casual, agency and zero-hours workers.
let alone newstatesman
The legal loophole forcing pregnant women out of work
The legal loophole forcing pregnant women out of work
In the last ten years, we have seen a feminist revival, a comprehensive Equality Act and the second female British prime minister in history.Women are making progress.That is, unless you're a pregnant woman.
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