'Zero tolerance' for pregnancy discrimination in workplace – minister

UK business department promises consultation on women’s protection from from redundancy but dismisses call to extend time limit on tribunal casesPregnant women and new mothers may need greater protection from redundancy, the government has said. Margot James, a business minister, promised a consultation on how to protect women from losing their jobs when they become parents, after a call for action from the House of Commons women and equalities committee.The review by the Department for Bu