Experiences of Mothers and Employers: Pregnancy and Maternity-Related Discrimination and Disadvantage, 2014-2015

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) commissioned a programme of research to investigate the prevalence and nature of negative experiences and possible discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace among pregnant women at work and new mothers on their return to work. It also explores employer attitudes, approaches and challenges in managing pregnancy and maternity in the workplace.<br>
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The results are based on survey interviews with 3,254 mothers and 60 follow-up in-depth interviews mothers, as well as 3,034 survey interviews with employers and 49 follow-up in-depth interviews with employers. The research covers the experiences of mothers working while pregnant, on maternity leave and returning to work as the mother of a young baby, and the experiences and views of employers regarding managing employees while pregnant, on maternity leave and returning from maternity leave.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The mothers data covers: the reporting and nature or negative or possibly discriminatory experiences, employer support and line manager / HR dynamic, health and safety risk management, communication while on maternity leave, returning to work, redundancy, requests for flexible working, breastfeeding, raising concerns and complaints and looking for work while pregnant or the mother of a young child. The employers data covers: employer awareness of and attitudes towards statutory rights; difficulties relating to pregnancy and maternity, identification and management of risks, communication while on maternity leave, requests for flexible working, breastfeeding, prevalence and management of complaints, recruitment and redundancy and dismissals.

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英国商务、创新与技能部（BIS）与平等与人权委员会（EHRC）委托开展一项研究计划，旨在调查在职孕妇及返岗新妈妈在职场中遭遇负面经历的普遍程度与具体表现，以及可能存在的职场歧视与权益受损情况。本研究同时探讨了雇主在管理职场孕期与产假相关事务时的态度、举措及面临的挑战。
本研究结果基于对3254名母亲的问卷调查访谈、60次针对母亲群体的后续深度访谈，以及对3034名雇主的问卷调查访谈、49次针对雇主群体的后续深度访谈。研究内容涵盖：孕期在职、休产假及产后返岗的母亲的职场经历，以及雇主针对孕期员工、休产假员工及返岗员工的管理经验与看法。
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母亲相关数据覆盖以下研究维度：负面或疑似歧视性经历的上报情况与具体表现、雇主支持措施与直属经理-人力资源部门互动模式、健康与安全风险管理、休产假期间的沟通情况、返岗相关事宜、裁员情况、弹性工作制申请、母乳喂养相关情况、提出关切与投诉的情况，以及孕期或育有年幼子女时的求职经历。
雇主相关数据覆盖以下研究维度：雇主对法定就业权利的认知与态度、孕期与产假相关事务面临的困境、风险识别与管理、休产假期间的沟通情况、弹性工作制申请、母乳喂养相关情况、投诉的普遍程度与处理方式、招聘、裁员与解雇相关事宜。