Pregnant employee

It's her right to not share intimate details of her personal life and to not want to be harrassed by coworkers. It's your obligation, as her employer, to let your other employees know that it isn't okay for them to pressure her about her private life. I'd tell them to mind their business. They are there to work and not socialize and gossip... people have been fired (and sued) for less!

That's tough because it's only natural that people are going to ask that question. The best thing she can do is tell people who ask that she doesn't want to disclose that info, and if they keep asking her you should have a word with them.

as she has come to you about this situation then i think that as her boss you should respect her wishes,and tell the other staff to refrain from harrassing her,and that if she chooses not to confide in them about the childs father,that is her right,also remember that she has a right to sue you now that she has asked you to do something about the way her co workers are making her feel.i hope that i have helped,x

I think you should, politely but firmly, step in on her behalf. If one of your employees feels harassed by her coworkers, as her manager, you have a responsibility to act.

I have always believed that something like that is private. The employees should respect her privacy. If she wants to discuss the issue that is her business. If the employees are constantly asking her personal questions during work, when are they working?

marry with her if u can.

It is time to remind all your employees that this is a place of business. And anything more than casual and voluntary conversation is hurting productivty and will not be tolerated

I think personally that she should relax about the whole thing and tell people that she doesn't want to tell them who the father is and if they probe further to just ignore them. The problem is that when you hold something back from people it just makes them want to know it more.

She is right it is not their business. If she does not want to tell she should not have to. People should respoect her privacy. I think you have to help her to do that by telling the other employee's to back off and leave her alone. She should not being going through this stress while she is pregnant.

actually it's nobody's bussiness.

Now that she has come to you, you will need to deal with the situation before it gets out of hand. I think you need to tell the other people to refrain from asking this question and respect her privacy. I dont think it would hurt to tell her that although you will deal with the situation (and you need to do it sooner rather than later) that people are naturally curious and she perhaps for her own health she needs to let the questions go over her head a bit and that they will soon get bored and stop asking.

Hi there. I don't know how many employees that you have, but is there anyway that you could put up a bulletin reminding them that personal and working relationships need to be kept apart? I honestly don't blame this woman, this is a very private issue for her and she shouldn't be hounded into giving away personal information. Remind her, if you can, that she should tell them that it is too personal and she doesn't wish to discuss it anymore. If they continue to ask her about it I would think this would verge on harassment. Let your employees know that you would defend any and all of them when it comes to work-place harassment in any form. Good Luck to you! :)

they should b provided leave with salary!!!!it is really inhumanity!!!!!

yes....it was a nice topic...but sometimes used to think they r coming for jobs because they have less income....thats why i say tey should b provided leave with salary

Having supervised a lot of people during my career, here is my two cents worth. If other employees ask you directly who the father of that lady's child is tell them you don't know, will not ask her since it is only her business and people should mind their own business. (you could phrase it a little more delicately) As for the employee who is pregnant and has asked you for help, sympathize with her and agree with her that these questions are rude and suggest to her that she should shrug the question off with a bit of humour. For instance she could answer the question with another question: Who is asking? She could also be polite and firm and declaring the topic of who is the father? closed to discussion. Apart from that it would be wise to stay out of it.

It's a tough situation and its a shame that she doesn't have more of a sense of humor about it. It is not anyone's business and the co-workers are quite rude to be harrassing her. I think that you need to speak with them or memo them telling them to stop. If she had a sense of humor, she could say George Clooney, but please don't tell anyone, he doesn't want the press!

By all means check and find out what the Labor Laws are in your Country or State before the situation becomes a mess for you as her employer. Employers have been sued for less than that. Also she could file for Workers' Compensation if she is in the United States and feels the harassement is causing her emotional or mental problems.

i don't get it ...what's all the fuss about , obviosly she isn't married ,...and she is ashamed or something ...and I'm quite convinced that if she refuses to tell who the father is ..is must be one of the other employees ..beacose if it was someone else from outside..it wouldn't matter ...she could say ..aa it's "JOHN" from my neighbourhood bla .or something. So if this is true ...and the father is from inside the Firm and the other employees know this ..but don't know who ..you should talk to them and ask to stop asking.