paying fee's and pregnant

[Ophelia105]

Whether its fair for SW to make someone who is pregnant pay because they put on weight even tho they were at target before pregnancy. That was the original question.

 

[jaylou]

That's fair enough although as I said before there is no case law so it will be interesting to see what the outcome would be if anyone does decide its worth a punt with a clever lawyer. Then it wouldn't be us who decides. Just because it's a business does not exempt SW from such a challenge - as far as I am aware. I'm not expert but there have been plenty of cases of indirect discrimination (setting out a policy or procedure which - on the face of it - treats people the same but by doing so disadvantages certain groups of people) which people have not seen it as discrimination but the courts have ruled otherwise. At the moment it's academic until when/ if someone decides to challenge. And as you say, Starlight, it maybe that no one ever does.

I can't quite believe what I am reading here. Why such a thought would cross anyone's mind.
Slimming World is a weight loss company. Why would they let you gain weight without paying?

It is because of such discrimination claims and cases that the world is in the state it is these days, because people even think that they would have a claim.

I'm quite astonished.

As I said, I am sure that you can gain 2 stone when pregnant (from target) then you have to pay. If you are pregnant and not at target then you do have to pay, even though you will probably gain.

 

[Ophelia105]

It's a tricky one, I am target and had been for almost a year before getting pregnant. I don't have to pay but I don't think the SW system makes it that easy for them.
Once I went out of my target range they said I would need to pay (by this point I was maybe 13/14 weeks so they all knew not just my consultant). You don't need to pay tho.

My consultant had to call head office tho and force system to state am target (there isn't a pregnancy option within their system).

This is an interesting quote from geordie_lass21. Seems SW has considered it an issue and has resolved it after all. That will teach me to read ALL of the relevant thread.

 

[geordie_lass21]

The other thing is once u state ur pregnant u need to get a form filled in by midwife.
Mine says not to lose or maintain weight. For a healthy Bmi weight gain its between 25 and 35 lbs. I think am heading towards the 35 which is 2.5 stone.
The letter states if your already at target u have 6 weeks to get back to Target before fees apply. That is never going to happen for me but am hoping by that time I will at least have target in sight.

 

[Ophelia105]

The other thing is once u state ur pregnant u need to get a form filled in by midwife.
Mine says not to lose or maintain weight. For a healthy Bmi weight gain its between 25 and 35 lbs. I think am heading towards the 35 which is 2.5 stone.
The letter states if your already at target u have 6 weeks to get back to Target before fees apply. That is never going to happen for me but am hoping by that time I will at least have target in sight.

Thanks geordie_lass21. That seems reasonable - and useful for those in a similar situation to know.