Apparently not getting a job while pregnant = not getting a job BECAUSE you’re pregnant.
That’s what we’re meant to get from a story plastered all over CBC News online as well as CBC Radio. From Corner brook, a woman wasn’t rehired for some lawn mowing and picking up garbage. A real big deal this job. She is 5 months pregnant. The “job” only goes from May to September and she’s having her baby in November.
Lot of issues with this whole story.
1) She has 0 proof she wasn’t hired because she’s pregnant. She doesn’t know who in fact got hired. We have no idea of her employment history, maybe she’s a terrible employee.
2) It implies if someone is not hired and they are pregnant, there is a causal link
3) She isn’t even giving birth until November, but the job only lasts till September. There doesn’t seem to be any clear motive from the company to not hire her. It’s not like they’ll have to pay benefits.
4) No one should be forced to hire anyone they don’t want to. It’s their money they can do whatever they want with it.
Here’s the story of the century: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/corner-brook-woman-says-she-was-denied-work-because-she-s-pregnant-1.3150377
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