A sixth of redundant staff say they were selected for being a parent Shutterstock One in six UK employees made redundant in the past year believes they were unfairly, and unlawfully, selected for being a parent. This is according to law firm Slater and Gordon, which believes that some employers are not conducting a fair redundancy selection process and unlawfully making decisions based on characteristics that are protected under the Equality Act 2010, such as pregnancy, sex or age. Redundancy selection One in 10 of those made redundant over the past 12 months thought they were targeted because they were pregnant or their employer believed they were likely to start a family.