Hi there, I posted on the pregnancy board about this last week, but I've had a development and wondered if anyone had any advice...
I'm 10+3 and last week I've found out I won a six month traineeship with my current employer which involves quite a physical job, but it is one I know other friends have done while pregnant. Someone I spoke to last week did the job until 7.5months pregnant. I was due to start in July, but there are three traineeships running, one starting in April, one in July and one in October.
I've just been to see the manager who will be running the job to let him know that I'm pregnant, and he seemed very doubtful that I would be able to do it. He said a full risk assessment would have to be done, and that he didn't think I would be able to take up the traineeship. I said I was happy to do it while pregnant, that I know of at least two other women who have done the job while pregnant, but I would have to swap to start the traineeship in April (I was due to start in July) He then said that as the budget for these traineeships came out of the 2007/2008 financial year, all the traineeships have to be finished by April 2008, so I couldn't even postpone it until after my maternity leave (we're not a normal business, unusually funded and money from 2006/7 budget cannot be moved to 2007/8 budget)
I'm sorry I've waffled on, I'm really upset by the thought that I won't be allowed to take up the traineeship. The company advertises itself as an equal opportunities employer, yet despite me being as flexible as I can, they are doing everything to find a reason to stop me doing a traineeship I won fair and square. Does anyone have any advice??
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MrsMar · 26/02/2007 15:09
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