Discrimination on the ground of pregnancy or maternity leave

2.—(1) Section 3A of the 1975 Act(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) (definition of discrimination on the ground of pregnancy), omit the words “than he would treat her had she not become pregnant”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b) (definition of discrimination on the ground of maternity leave), omit the words “than he would treat her if she were neither exercising nor seeking to exercise, and had neither exercised nor sought to exercise, such a right”.

(4) In subsection (2) (definition of discrimination on the ground of compulsory maternity leave), omit the words following “less favourably”.

(1)

Section 3A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2467.