Gloria De Piero MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, commenting on the EHRC report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination, said:

“These are truly shocking findings. Labour established laws to protect women in the workplace from being pushed out because they are pregnant or take maternity leave but this Government has made it harder for women who suffer discrimination to seek redress.

“Since the introduction of tribunal fees, claims of maternity discrimination have fallen by over 70 per cent. It’s time to look at how we can strengthen the law and scrap tribunal fees so cost is never a barrier to justice.“