Firms Reluctant To Hire Working Mums

Bernama.com, 10 Feb 2011
SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Working mums should take note that companies across the globe are no longer putting them on top of the priority list when it comes to hiring them, a survey by workspace solutions provider, Regus, revealed.
Regus said it found that the proportion of firms intending to hire more working mothers had slumped by one-fifth since the same time last year.
Releasing its findings here today, Regus said compared to a year ago, when 44 per cent of companies planned to hire working mothers, only 36 per cent expected to do so this year. Full story