Pregnant women being sacked and demoted despite Victorian discrimination laws, study finds

One in seven calls to workers' rights service JobWatch relate to pregnancy or breastfeeding according to research

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Pregnant women are being sacked, demoted or bullied in the workplace despite laws prohibiting discrimination, a Victorian study shows.

Monash University researchers analysed calls from Victorians to employment rights service JobWatch between 2019 and 2020.

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