Cadzow Nursery School Becomes Mum Friendly Workplace

That the Parliament congratulates Cadzow Nursery School in Hamilton on becoming the first certified "mum friendly workplace" in Scotland following its participation in a pilot scheme aimed at tackling maternity discrimination; understands that the nursery was one of two to take part in the scheme, which was designed by the charity, Outside the Box, and funded by the Scottish Government Workplace Equality Fund; understands that maternity discrimination is one of the main drivers of the 15% gender pay gap in Scotland; notes reports by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that 77% of women say they have had a negative or discriminatory experience during pregnancy, maternity leave or on return from maternity leave, and that 54,000 women in the UK feel they have to leave their jobs; supports these proactive steps which aim to ensure women in the workplace are supported during pregnancy, while on maternity leave and on their return, and encourages other employers to sign up to the training.