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"We broke my pregnancy": the Union of Mayors of Essonne condemned for discriminating against an employee

2021-06-22T10:11:41.635Z


This lawyer worked for ten years for the association of elected officials. But when she got pregnant, her employer pressured th


The facts date back to 2018 and 2019, but the injury remains deep.

“At the trial, I cried.

It broke part of my professional life.

My pregnancy was broken, ”confides this 34-year-old woman, who still has great difficulty in exposing this episode in her life.

A few weeks ago, his employer, the Union of Mayors of Essonne (UME), was ordered to pay him around 38,000 euros, including 2,000 euros in damages, for discrimination.

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The victim had been working for ten years as a lawyer for the association, a position she left in November 2019. “I have shown flawless investment in my missions.

My work has always given satisfaction to my hierarchy, ”she assures us.

Until she got pregnant.

The first time was in 2018. The pregnancy is going badly and must be terminated in July 2018. When she returns to work in August, she is told that her increase promised at the beginning of the year will not be granted to her.

But everything is regularized in October.

He is refused full-time teleworking

The thirty-something then began a new medically assisted procreation protocol. Placed on sick leave, due to complications related to her pregnancy, between November 26 and December 19, the employee continues her teleworking assignments. On January 4, 2019, she was arrested again in order to preserve the health of her baby. On January 14, the occupational doctor nevertheless considers him able to resume teleworking. But her director, Caroline Parâtre, also LR departmental councilor, replied that she required her to be in the office at least one day a week. Contacted, the latter declined to comment.

On March 21, 2019, the occupational physician reiterates his recommendation for a full-time return to telework.

But this time again, the UME refuses and now requires a presence two days a week.

"The current organization of our structure, with the interim management and your position as a single lawyer, does not allow us to fully meet the recommendation of the occupational physician", writes Jean Hartz, mayor (SE) of Bondoufle, then president. of the EMU.

The argument was judged insufficient by the industrial tribunal for which “the discriminatory refusal to adapt the position of the employee in a state of pregnancy and thus to respect the recommendations of the occupational physician constitutes a serious breach hindering the continuation of work ”.

"She took two or three months to recover her wages"

And this especially since between the end of August and October 2018, due to work in the premises of the UME, full-time teleworking had been set up for the lawyer, without this then posing a problem. No more than during the confinement of 2020, since his successor "has been placed in full-time telework", notes Maître Clara Gandin, his lawyer.

At the same time, the employee notices delays in the payment of her wages. And when she wants to resume remote work in April, surprise: all her remote access codes have been changed. The employer argues that these are new safety procedures and that the codes can only be delivered by hand. At the same time, there are rumors about his replacement. “She did not know if she was going to be paid, sanctioned, it was a big stress for her, notes Maître Clara Gandin. Supporting documents were not sent to the CPAM. She took two or three months to recover her wages. At best it's neglect, at worst it was to make her crack. "

In August 2019, the employee informs the UME of the birth of her child.

She does not receive any congratulatory messages.

On November 28, she took note of the termination of her employment contract.

“Pôle emploi has nevertheless agreed to compensate him despite his resignation, which is rare.

And the court also ruled that this resignation was due to the employer's failings.

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“I believe that this association, which in my opinion should be exemplary on this subject, deprived me of a peaceful pregnancy and the carefree attitude that I should have had as a pregnant woman.

The road to reconstruction has been long and the impact on my professional life just as much, ”regrets the former employee.

Source: leparis

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