Hi Celsie,

I've just read through the whole thread and I think you definitely should do something about this. I can understand if you are hessitant to make a complaint with hreoc or do anything about this as I have previously quit jobs when the boss hasn't treated me right or done some things wrong and I didn't want to put up with it but I was too intimidated to stand up for myself.

What your employer has done is AGAINST THE LAW so don't doubt yourself and think well it was my choice to get pg and he needs someone here when I won't be able to be here, because if thats what he thinks well thats just too bad because he has to abide by the law just like everyone else.

The thing is you're saying you don't want to go back there now after maternity leave and it sounds like you probably wont have that option anyway. So now you just have to think if you need to/want to stay at your job til you're futher on in your pregnancy are you willing to make a complaint and have to go to work and deal with you boss everyday. If not maybe get onto hreoc and talk to someone let them know you want to make a complaint give them the info etc. and see if you can hold off doing anything about it until you can finish up work and don't have to deal with the employer on a day to day basis.

I'm sure your dad will be fine he's only got a little bit of time to go anyway!

Celsie, it is definitely a big decision whether or not you want to pursue this but you are definitely the one in the right in all of this and you don't deserve your boss doing this to you when he is obviously very happy with you and your performance other than the fact that you are pregnant!! Good Luck.