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New data on mothers who lost jobs during pregnancy show why they fight for change
- A study of 1,390 Canadian mothers who gave birth in 2022 and 2023 found that 15 percent were dismissed, laid off, or had contracts unrenewed during pregnancy, maternity leave, or return to work.
- This higher departure rate occurs despite employment law preventing layoffs solely for maternity leave but allowing terminations for unrelated business reasons such as downsizing or closures.
- Mothers also face workplace barriers including 16 percent being denied flexible work during pregnancy and 11 percent discouraged from prenatal appointments, while many experience reduced earnings or demotion upon return.
- The involuntary departure rate of 15 percent among these mothers is three times the 5.1 percent average in the Canadian workforce, while 26 percent report reduced earnings from fewer bonuses or lower pay after returning to work.
- These findings highlight systemic challenges mothers face at work and support calls for policy reform and longer-term employer support to reduce job loss and improve retention after parental leave.
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New study sheds light on connection between motherhood and job loss
A new study funded by advocacy group Moms at Work and law firm Hudson Sinclair found 15 per cent of 1,390 Canadian moms who gave birth in 2022 and 2023 were dismissed, laid off or had their contracts go unrenewed during their pregnancy, maternity leave or when they returned to work.
New data on mothers who lost jobs during pregnancy show why they fight for change
Arina Kharlamova was cradling her two-month-old daughter when an email popped into her inbox that disrupted the calm of her maternity leave. The message invited the Whitby, Ont., woman to a meeting where she was told she was part of a layoff affecting 30 per cent of the staff at the company she worked for. […]
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