Expectant mothers are typically advised to avoid flying in their final trimester. But job candidates at one Spanish airline were required to take a pregnancy test before they were even hired. The airline, Iberia, defended the test in the name of safety. Government and union officials decried the practice as sexist. Iberia said this week that it would drop the practice after being fined for discrimination. The airline required potential employees to pass a series of tests before being hired, including a medical examination, which for women meant a pregnancy test. Iberia ...
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The practice was widely criticised in Spain, which has laws prohibiting gender discrimination
Amie Tsang | NYT Last Updated at July 12, 2017 10:21 IST
First Published: Wed, July 12 2017. 10:21 IST
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