why is it when you have a baby, no one want to employ you?

Answer 1

because of family emergencies. you may need to go home to check on you child or you may need to go to the daycare. so they want you to be there without distractions.

Answer 2

The company I work for does employ a lot of parents and a lot of whom are part time. They have recently amended their policies to state that if you cannot attend work for either a sick child, flood in your house, burglary or any other unplanned absence then after three occasions they will sit you down and tell you that you the third occasion will be unpaid and if it happens again then they will start disciplinary procedures against you.

I do not have kids yet and to be honest I would really worry if I did have kids while I worked there. How can you guarantee that a small baby will not need you at home to look after it more than three times in a year. I know some people would take the mickey and take too much time off but to me this seems really unfair. I hope you find somewhere that is a bit more sympathetic than where I work.

Answer 3

That is not true. First of all an employer is not legally allowed to ask you if you have children or are pregnant... If you choose to disclose this information, depending on the type of work and work environment they may choose not to hire you. Now most employers will not tell you that is why they did not hire you, but if somehow you have proof of such discrimination, then you can sue them. In general I would advise that you try to find flexible employment, something where you can make your own hours or where they will be willing to work with your schedule (you can also work from home/ telecommute). For example, I myself am now pregnant. I knew that in a few months time, when the baby is born I will want to spend an as of yet undetermined amount of time with the baby before I go back to work. So I went to a temping agency... got a job for the interum, and when I am ready to return they will find me another job. The upside is that I can refuse the work if I want to stay home, and vice versa... Hope this was helpful!

Answer 4

it depends entirely on your employer and the employee. the girl who sits next to me at work has a young child and has had 16 days off in the last 6 weeks because of child related emergencies and it's affecting the business. No one blames her or her child but it does have a knock on affect and is causing a lot of problems. I think that is the practical reality.

You would think that an employer who has been in the same position would be understanding of employees, but my old boss (female, with a baby) refused to hire people with children because of the economic impact of taking time off and the unpredictability of it. She was really mean about it!.

I don't have children and I don't intend to, but I can see, understand and sympathise with both sides of the story. Businesses have to run smoothly and efficiently and don't deal well with the unpredictability that comes with employees who are parents to young children, yet few employees can't afford to give up work simply because they have a baby, and often get overstressed and overtired despite their best intentions.

its the way of the modern world and its' thinking.

Answer 5

The employer may feel that you will be having to take off of work too much and too soon. It would probably be best to job seek (if possible, wait) until the baby is a few months old.

Answer 6

Well, the addition of another family member means that if they offer health care benefits at a particular job, their costs go up. Secondly, babies, being unable to care for themselves, require babysitters, hospital visits ,etc, etc. The company NOT hiring new moms AND soon-to-be moms are trying NOT to hire someone that's just going to be missing work periodically for new baby reasons.

Business has lots of aspects....Net profit is a big one.

Answer 7

Money. When you have a baby, you will be missing work for illnesses/doctors appointments. That loses the company money. It also angers childless coworkers, who feel that you are getting special privileges.

T., you can disagree with me all you want. I'm right. You might be prego and feeling defensive, but that makes my answer no less valid. Get over it.

Answer 8

I work with people who have children - they are super-organised & really calm & efficient under pressure. Beats me why there would be any problem. My cousin was afraid it would be an issue, so she never mentions it at work, and had the tax office hide her dependants on the forms to preserve her privacy. She's a good worker and has time with her kids as well as providing for them.

Workoholics are worse - they don't work smarter, they don't want to go home, extend every project and work late for an excuse to stay in the office! An ambitious person can take a new job at short notice if they only have themselves to consider.

Answer 9

Because for the economical engine to function easiest the workers must be willing to put work before family.

People with children are simply less likely to do this.

Answer 10

Stop bringing it up in an interview.
Unless the baby is strapped to your chest how does the employer know you have children?

Answer 11

they think that a baby will take up all your time and you wont come into work cuz of something maybe happening with your baby