Majority rules.
Fact: Labour Law allows, nicely, for maternity leave and not terminating during maternity leave.
Fact: There are a lot of companies that go against this and there ARE loopholes. However, complaints against the company to the Labour Office does actually result in something... possibly not for that particular person unless the issue is of substantial enough importance, but there are flags that are 'accumulated' about a company in the Labour office that results on fines to the company, termination of their rights for future visa's, etc. I know of a few companies now that have suffered just from that.
Its difficult to argue unless you actually take it upon yourself to not only file the complaint but also seek independant representation to fight specifically for your case and against the company.
Majority rules.
Fact: Labour Law allows, nicely, for maternity leave and not terminating during maternity leave.
Fact: There are a lot of companies that go against this and there ARE loopholes. However, complaints against the company to the Labour Office does actually result in something... possibly not for that particular person unless the issue is of substantial enough importance, but there are flags that are 'accumulated' about a company in the Labour office that results on fines to the company, termination of their rights for future visa's, etc. I know of a few companies now that have suffered just from that.
Its difficult to argue unless you actually take it upon yourself to not only file the complaint but also seek independant representation to fight specifically for your case and against the company.
Brin