# Pregnant women face workplace hostility and ‘sham redundancies’, Australian human rights report finds

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T09:30:03+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/pregnant-women-being-forced-out-of-employment-through-sham-redundancies-australian-human-rights-report-finds
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/pregnant-women-face-workplace-hostility-and-sham-redundancies-australi-bde60c/

Sex discrimination commissioner says too often ‘it’s the woman who has the burden of bringing a complaint’ in parental discrimination cases Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Women are being forced out of employment through “sham redundancies”, losing shifts and facing hostile work environments after having a baby, according to a report by the Australian Human Rights Comm

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