General News of Tuesday, 14 January 2020Source: theghanareport.comTwo lawyers suspended after getting pregnantManagement of Legal Ink Lawyers & NotariesTwo Ghanaian lawyers undergoing a one-year pupilage at an Accra-based private law firm, Legal Ink Lawyers & Notaries, have been suspended after they became pregnant. After passing the final examination at the Ghana School of Law, lawyers are expected to undergo an internship programme with a law firm before they are called to the bar. The two women were among six lawyers undergoing their pupilage at Legal Ink Lawyers & Notaries, a law firm based at Labone in Accra. Interestingly, substantive lawyers of the firm who become pregnant are not required to suspend their engagement with the firm until after delivery. Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in GhanaThis is not the first time the issues of alleged discrimination against pregnant women has come up even though the constitution makes special mention of mothers and expectant mothers.

Source: GhanaWeb January 14, 2020 07:18 UTC