Is a woman unexpectedly pregnant with her second child and forced to resign by her boss?

Many young women are often asked the following questions by the interviewer during job interviews: Do you have children? Are you planning to have a second child?

In recent years, there have been many cases of women in the workplace losing their jobs due to pregnancy, which has also aroused widespread controversy in society.

Recently, a Xiaoshan netizen complained about the unfair experience he encountered in a post on Xiaonei.com:

I am 29 years old. I was married for 10 years and gave birth to my son at the end of that year. Since my husband is an only child, the policy allows for a second child, but the conditions at the time were not particularly good (my husband had just started working as a plumber at the time, and the apprenticeship salary was not high, and I made about 2,000), so I had no plan and went to the hospital to get the ring. (I took it again later when I felt uncomfortable with it).

I applied for a property management company in October 2016 and started working in mid-November. During my work, I was responsible for the canteen cashier, front desk reception, conference tea, and conference room sanitation.

But everything has changed since my unexpected pregnancy in May this year. I didn’t know I was pregnant until July (because I had no symptoms of morning sickness, nausea, etc., I had a redness in June just in time for my menstrual period. So I didn’t take it too seriously). When I found out, I quickly told the leader, but she didn't say anything at the time.

Unexpectedly, my boss called me to the office on Monday and asked me, "Didn't you say you don't want to give birth?" Is it because the second child is open now? I explained a lot about this topic! In the end, my boss was very angry and told me to resign. I was also very angry and said that it would be impossible unless you fired me.

It can be said that the conversation was very unpleasant at this point. Unexpectedly, in August, he came to me again and asked me to take sick leave. Of course I did not agree, and I was fine (the company stipulated that it was only 5 months pregnant) Take prenatal leave).

Then at the end of September, he came to me again and told me, think about it, ask for leave if you have one month left! So I took sick leave in October, and the matter is not over yet!

In October, my boss kicked me out of the QQ group. I told myself that I was not angry, as I have a baby. Unexpectedly, I was kicked out of the WeChat group again today. I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I called I called her and asked her if I resigned! I just took prenatal leave, but of course nothing happened!

You think I am stupid or not? If I had been careful at that time, I would not be like this now even if I was recording.

I was "fired from my job" after having a baby

This is not the first time

Many women are asked during job interviews, "When do they plan to get married?" , When will you have children, will you have a second child?” This has almost become a necessary part of the interview.

Once they become pregnant after joining the company, some companies will find ways to allow pregnant female employees to resign on their own.

Some people believe that women will face the responsibility of having children and pressure from family while working in the future, and the opening of the two-child policy may aggravate employers' concerns about this uncertainty, so it is bound to It will affect women's employment.

Previously, a girl from Xiaoshan was rejected by a company after an interview because her child was too young.

A netizen’s incisive summary of his experience

Brother Jie: I was asked to leave my job just after I got pregnant. After I refused, the boss lady asked me, who was originally a clerk, to climb up and down the warehouse, and also told me to be careful with the child. Don't drop it. This company really gives me chills.

Xu momo8: After a woman gets married, she has always been the weakest in the workplace. When you were applying for a job as a girl, they were afraid that you would take all kinds of leave to get married and have children; after you gave birth to one child, people would be wary of you having a second child; after you gave birth to both children, you would be out of touch with society. People will dislike you for being out of touch with society for too long. Now there are a lot of young people applying for this position. Then you go home and take care of the kids... and then nothing happens.

Company: Enterprises must also survive

It cannot be ignored as "cost-effective"

Nowadays, married women without children are even blacklisted by some interviewers The list has become a "high-risk group" for corporate recruitment. The reason is simple. If a company wants to survive, it will inevitably choose employees with higher "cost-effectiveness".

Some companies said that except for maternity leave, female employees are not at work at all. During pregnancy and when the children are small, they are also unable to devote all their energy to work, which takes at least two years.

With the liberalization of the second child policy, companies are generally worried about having a second child for job seekers who have given birth to their first child. Especially for those whose children have already gone to kindergarten, companies are particularly likely to have concerns. If one person goes home for maternity leave, everyone has to share the work for her. The person in charge of a company said: From the perspective of employment costs, we prefer male applicants. Maternity leave and insurance for women are real hard costs.

Women are treated unfairly in the workplace

You can complain to multiple parties

The new "Zhejiang Province Female Employees Labor Protection Measures" will be officially implemented from June 1 this year Provide a strong protective umbrella for women.

It is reported that the new "Measures" combine the actual conditions of Zhejiang and make detailed provisions on the scope of labor protection for female employees, labor protection content, special period treatment and employer obligations, etc. The measures are more specific and more feasible. Operability serves as a "protective umbrella" for the rights and interests of female employees. It is conducive to reducing and solving the special difficulties of female employees due to their physiological characteristics at work. It is conducive to building harmonious and stable labor relations and promoting the comprehensive and healthy development of enterprises and the economy and society. .

For the above-mentioned unfair treatment of pregnant women in the workplace, they can file complaints, reports and appeals to the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Work Safety Supervision, Health and Family Planning Commission, labor unions, and Women's Federation in accordance with the law. They can also apply for mediation to the labor and personnel dispute mediation and arbitration institution in accordance with the law. , arbitrate, or file a lawsuit with the People's Court in accordance with the law.