Reform’s plan to scrap Equality Act puts 500,000 pregnant women at risk

• Reform UK's plan to scrap the Equality Act could leave up to half a million pregnant women without workplace protections annually, according to new analysis.
• The Equality Act 2010 legally safeguards individuals, including pregnant women and new mothers, from discrimination in employment and wider society.
• Charities like Pregnant then Screwed and the Women's Budget Group warn that repealing the Act would “wipe out decades of progress” and have “catastrophic effects”.
• Reform UK proposes replacing the Equality Act with a 'Workplace Fairness Act' but has not detailed what protections this new legislation would include.
• Critics highlight a contradiction between Reform UK's pro-natalist views and their plan to remove protections that could deter women from starting families.

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Reform plans threaten maternity leave and job security for half a million pregnant women, analysis shows