Women are increasingly being pushed out of their jobs when pregnant, on, or returning from, maternity leave, new research has revealed.

A former Swiss Re employee who won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal tribunal last year is seeking £5.1 million pounds in compensation.

A banker whose responsibilities were eroded while on maternity leave has won her seven-year legal battle against Commerzbank.

As the government pledges to increase rights for pregnant women at work, new research reveals discrimination against ‘maternity-age’ women