This whole issue of new mothers and work seems to be a hot topic of late in the press, only yesterday my post was based on this issue. Now, another study has been published, this time by the NCT which indicates that a third of new mothers stated their relationship with their boss had worsened on returning back to work after maternity leave.
The NCT surveyed 1500 new mothers, with 2 in 5 describing the return to work as "difficult" and a third of those surveyed believed there chances of being promoted had reduced.
Whilst this may fill some pregnant working mothers or new mothers on maternity leave with dread, this information must be taken with a pinch of salt as there are so many factors at play here. Some may just be the perception of the mother, and of course it depends on how flexible your boss is and the company you work for. You are protected by the law that employers have to give you the same level/renumeration on returning to work even if your job changes, but as I said yesterday, the whole issue of mothers working is a very emotive one as it certainly not without it's challenges.
