{
  "id": 9262900,
  "title": "S'pore woman forced to resign due to pregnancy & maternity leave, gets S$19,800 for wrongful dismissal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/spore-woman-forced-to-resign-due-to-pregnancy-maternity-leave-gets-s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:37:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/pregnant-woman-wrongful-dismissal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A pregnant Singaporean woman was forced to resign from her job while on maternity leave, and has been awarded S$19,800 in compensation for wrongful dismissal. The woman, C, had been employed by the company since April 2021 and had received positive feedback for her performance. In September 2023, C informed her new director, EC, that she was pregnant and had considered taking a few months of sabbatical leave to care for her newborn. Despite this, EC informed her that he did not want her to return to work after her maternity leave. This led to C resigning with one month's notice. The Employment Claims Tribunal found that C was wrongfully dismissed and awarded her three months' wages plus another three months' pay for harm caused. The court concluded that C did not voluntarily resign, but was compelled to do so by the company's communication through EC.",
  "summary": "Despite being hospitalised for pregnancy-related complications and high blood pressure, the woman received call and meeting requests just days before giving birth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}