Telling employer about pregnancy

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http:/www.mothersbliss.com/nine/rights/faq.asp#14[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]And an extract:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Do I have to tell my employer that I am pregnant?
It is up to you to decide when you want to tell your employer that you are pregnant. Legally you do not have to tell your employer until you give notice for maternity leave and pay in the 15th week before your baby is due but you will need to tell them in order to benefit from the rights below such as paid time off for antenatal care and health and safety protection. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If you go for a job interview you do not have to tell the employer that you are pregnant and it would be sex discrimination to refuse to employ a woman because of pregnancy. Note that you will not receive SMP if you change jobs during pregnancy but you may get Maternity Allowance instead. [/FONT]


I would tell them after the scan personally, but then i didn't tell anyone until i was 12 weeks. Entirely up to you; either way they cannot sack you, demote you etc for being pregnant.