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Contract ended due to pregnancy

Hello sir, I have been working under contract for Amazon over 1.6months. I missed my aht for 3 weeks, so my manager called me and asked for the reason. I mentioned it's because I'm new to the process and I'm 3 months pregnant. Then he mentioned like performance issue and forced me to get into coaching plan. After that he made sure that he will find some reason to make me not available my maternity leave. He called me regarding my contract and mentioned that he will not be extending my contract and asked if my husband is working in private sector so that he can help me with the insurance. He also suggested me to drop out as it is affecting his performance. After the coaching plan my performance was stable and I have not missed the aht. He has extended the contract for people who has 4 defects aht miss and escalations in work. I raised the issue to the skip level managers, they said will help me to get the maternity leave and solution to the contract. they dragged the issue for one month. Today the hr mentioned that my contract will end and they will pay for my maternity.the hr team is not mentioning to take action on the manager, not ready to extend my contract. They just want to settle me with 6 months salary. The senior managers are also not providing any resolution. They are blaming the hr team that it's their decision. I have asked for clarification, so the hr mentioned that they will have a call with me on monday. Tuesday my contract is ending. The issue was raised one month before to the senior managers, they have not provided any resolution and they have dragged the issue till my last date. This one month has been very stressful to me and has affected my health as well. I'm not sure what to do next, can you please suggest me what to do?

( Bangalore, Karnataka )

1 month ago

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Dear client,

Since this involves maternity rights, employment discrimination, and potential unfair treatment, here’s a strategic approach to protect your rights and ensure you get fair treatment.

Write down all details of conversations with your manager, HR, and senior managers (dates, times, content of discussions).
Preserve all relevant emails, messages, and performance records (especially if your performance improved after coaching).
Note down instances where other employees with worse records were given extensions — this is key to proving discrimination.
Request Written Clarification (Before Monday's Call):

Send an email to the HR team before the Monday call stating:
Your performance improved post-coaching.
Others with performance issues received contract extensions.
Highlight the stress and health impact caused by the prolonged delay in decision-making.
Request written confirmation of why your contract is not being extended despite your improved performance.
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Key Legal Protection):
Since you have worked for more than 80 days, you are legally entitled to maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

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