Will pregnancy affect employment offer

after the medical check-up they will inform to the employer and it's the employer decision.

if the employer is ok with that, they have no problem to accept you and process your papers

recently, my wife was given a job offer by hamad hosp but when they realized that my wife is pregnant they said it is HMC's strict policy not to employ pregnant women... so my wife was advised to call HMC again after giving birth and when she is ready to work...and if the job is still available they might consider my wife for the job...

han19, I think is a matter of interpretation. If the employer is willing to give this at least as a partial benefit then FINE! :)

Well, 2012 Olympics, the way you wrote your previous comment made it looked more like your own perspective AS an employer.

Testing an applicant for pregnancy is nothing but an act of discrimination. I cannot argue whether is legal or not in this country, but is just my humble opinion on this particular issue.

Prism, I know what you're talking about, but it's a matter of education and culture and companies would need to enforce a strict recruitment control, ensuring that all applicants go through proper channels and procedures. We all suffer the same not only from pregnant women but also from male slackers who will keep calling-in sick almost every sunday or thursday for no apparent reason.

In my similar yrs of working under, along side and in supervising capacity didnt see or hear anyone of them being as productive when they were not pregnant... the toughest ones were those who had the hobby of getting pregnant (every year)...finding someone to delegate for them used to be a big challenge for understandable reasons.

Maybe they can. But your view is not the view of most employers here.

Mike, if she does not complete one year of service, then she is entitled to only half maternity leave that is paid. She can take the rest as unpaid.

2012 Olympics, I have worked as a recruiter for over 14 years and I can witness how women can be far more productive during their pregnancy.

If she receives a job offer letter and later gets turned away, then she may file a claim for discrimination. I don't know if that can go anywhere in this legal system.

But if she gets hired, her employer will have the right of putting her under unpaid leave, during the 50-day maternity leave period. For more details, read Art. 96 of the Labour Law (see below)

"A female worker who has been employed by an employer for a complete year shall be entitled to maternity leave with full pay for a period of fifty days. Such maternity leave shall include the period before and after the delivery provided that the period following the delivery shall not be less than thirty five days."

Prism,........Thank you, .....Apology accepted :-D

Most of the time workaholic women who are also pregnant can get even more obsessed with work to take their minds off the high and low trips in their head, which is why they perform on the work front as good or even better than any other good employee, but ofcourse this does not universally apply to every pregnant working woman.

Very unlikely but possible. Employer will not want to pay for pregnant lady who cannot work as well, then will need time from work to have the baby, and will have mind on her baby rather than work.

han19...I didnt mean to be harsh... just stated reality from a corporates POV...for idiots I think there is no issue...for pregnant women coming on board afresh, other women have already elaborated on it....and smiley was just to soften the pinch of reality...:)

But still if it sounds harsh my apologies to whomever it may concern, as it was unintentional.

I wish her all the best,

agreed with Arlene advised, its all country ruling not to hire pregnant unless nobodies qualified for the post in the country or the applicant is a scientest.

Even with the smiley face that is harsh prism :-p, not true for many many pregnant women, but mm is right too. Anyway, even while being pregnant and hormonally on a roller coaster, pregnant women can be extremely active and bring good results on the work front.

Coming to the op, if the medical is already over, then nothing really to worry about, except probation may go longer, once they know the employee is pregnant. If medical is not complete yet, and if the candidate is really required by the company, then a temporary job offer may be presented to her, and only when she returns back from her maternity leave, will her job become permanent. It all depends upon their hr policies.

As per experience, yes it will surely affects her job offer. I am one of the recruitment officer in one of the govt offices before, and its one of the policy that they can't hire a pregnant women even in some govt & private offices that i've known. Their reasons: 1st, they will thought that you will be going to file your long day leave upon delivery or often to file a leave during pregnancy. 2nd, they will probably thought that you cannot exert ur best effort in doing your job because usually pregnant women feels so many body changes, body pains etc, and sometimes some superior are hesitant to give work load to their staff if she is pregnant. 3rd: ur medical results will be stamped as UNFIT to work if found out that your pregnant...

So the best thing, if your planning to look for work, dont get pregnant, but you can get pregnant if you already hired or started to work (bec. that's 2 different case)...

Looking at it from an HR point of view, she's not a good investment. First of all she'll have to take quite a bit of time off in her first 9 months (for doctors appts. sick leave, etc) as well as 54 days of maternity leave, and the likely hood of her coming back to work is slim.

I wouldn't hire her.

Normally pregnancy is not looked as a hindrance. Esp in the govt sector here in doha. But better to mention orally before the tests go through. Honesty never fails!

I think its not a problem, but she will not be elgible for meternity leave before one yr...

You can't compare them, Khanan. But since they hire all kinds of people, they might as well hire pregnant women.

She should check the offer - mine specifically stated that my contract would be void if I got pregnant within the first year of employment. If it is a government entity my guess is that it will be the same. The other thing is does she really want to come here and start a new job pregnant?? Maternity leave sucks in this country (and she probably wouldn't be eligible even with a lenient employer). Maybe she can push back her start date??

May be both bring nothing to the company as long as they remain so...:)

(MM can be an exception...:))

Speaking as a pregnant woman, sometimes we can be idiots. Around the third trimester you'd forget your own head if it wasn't attached to you.

whats the comparison between pregnant women and idiots ??? LOL :)

They also hire idiots. Why not pregnant women?

Depends on the company. But I doubt if the offer will go through.