FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

‘100% from now’: pregnancy still closes workplace doors

Two concluded DO cases show how a hiring deadline and a performance complaint became lost work after pregnancy entered the record.

Editorial illustration of a pregnant applicant holding a folder as a bright office doorway folds shut.
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The application looked promising after the candidate disclosed her pregnancy. A manager praised her CV, then said the role required “100% from now”. She offered ways to start around parental leave, but the recruitment process ended.

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