Continuing story · 1 report
Four Corners pregnancy discrimination investigation
Developing
Where it stands
The report says pregnancy-discrimination complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission have reportedly reached a more-than-decade high, while workers describe losing jobs or leaving careers amid pregnancy and caring responsibilities. The investigation’s reporting and immediate response remain open; the report does not establish what response or outcome has followed.
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1 report30 outlets58 sources1 video
The story so far
Update 1
Pregnancy complaints reach reported decade high as workers fight to keep jobs
Two disputed departures expose the stakes behind a reported decade high in pregnancy-discrimination complaints. A workplace review is under way, but the unpaid-leave threshold remains unchanged.
Still open after this report
- No final reporting deadline or enacted change addressing the proposed reforms has been established in the available evidence. No judgment or next hearing date has been established for McCawley’s case.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
People
Amanda RishworthAustralian politician1 report- Anna CodyAustralian lawyer and legal scholar1 report
Organizations
- Australian Department of Home AffairsAustralian government department, 2017-1 report
- Australian Human Rights Commissionhuman rights institution of the Australian Government1 report
Places
- AustraliaAustralia1 report
- BrunswickBrunswick VIC 3056, Australia1 report
- QueenslandQueensland, Australia1 report
- TasmaniaTasmania, Australia1 report
- VictoriaVictoria, Australia1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
58 sources30 outlets1 video4 wire copies
