Woman fired for “risk of repeated childbirth” sued her employee

A Hungarian woman, who got fired for having a baby, sued her employer. The employer refused to renew her contract due to the “risk of repeated childbirth”. What makes matters worse is that she worked at a state body.

Due to the “risk of repeated childbirth,” an employer did not renew the contract of a female employee. – wrote 24.hu. This occurred despite the fact that the woman did an impeccable job at her workplace. She sued the employer and turned to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (Magyar Helsinki Bizottság) for help.

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee was founded in 1989. It began providing professional legal assistance in 1994. The public benefit human rights organization “protects human dignity through legal and public activities.” – as they state on their official website. They help refugees, detainees, and victims of law enforcement violence.

The Hungarian woman who sued her former employer started working in 2015. She had a 1.5 years long contract, which was first renewed. Meanwhile, she gave birth to a child after which her contract did not get renewed. The employer argued that she did not fulfill the criteria of the internship program. The woman did her job well yet she was left unemployed. She was encouraged to apply for a new internship.

When she applied to an internship again, she was rejected. When she inquired a reason for that, she was told by an HR employee that it is because she would probably give birth to a child again. The violation was particularly severe since it occurred in the public sector.