According to the Un, the airline has scrapped a long-standing arrangement that offered some protection for pregnant women who had to be on the ground to avoid the risk of miscarriage or complications.
It is estimated that more than half of BA's cabin crew cabin 13,000 were women, with the overwhelming majority of child-bearing age. According to join the change might affect several hundred women a year.
Are banned from cabin crew flying after learning who are pregnant and those who live within commute 90 minutes – or 50 miles – Heathrow and Gatwick are expected to work on the ground, for example to check-in counters or as administrative staff.
However, those further away, were fatally shot last week, because of paid leave, which continued until they returned their maternity break, the Union said.
BA cabin crew to work with many commuter aircraft. In some cases they are non-British workers who were recruited because of their language skills.
Brendan Gold, national official unite, he said that the Union was seeking legal advice if the move was in violation of existing laws of sexual discrimination.
"This is a shameful attack on pregnant women and another example of a management culture that macho BA has expired and is now seriously out of line.
"BA is turn back the clock on her maternity contract and how it treats its female cabin crew of the majority.
"This move will retrograde starting a family while working at choice BA very difficult for many women. This is a way outrageous to treat women in a British company "iconic like BA.
"Instead of rebuilding the battered relationship that BA has with its cabin crew following a dispute this year two, BA continues to provoke anger and resentment from his crew.
"Over the years, BA has recruited cabin crew from all parts of the United Kingdom and continental Europe. BA has closed its regional bases, forcing workers to travel hundreds of kilometres from their place of work, but now aims to stop payment to any staff member of the crew became pregnant which is able to switch the last two BAHeathrow and Gatwick hub.
"Will to unite to challenge this decision and is taking legal advice on whether BA is breaking the laws of sex discrimination."
Most of BA's cabin crew is women and receives around 25,000 pounds a year, including flight expenses. The loss of pay throughout a pregnancy will have a child in BA prohibitive for many women.
Yesterday evening, said a spokesman for BA. "The company's Policy for pregnant cabin crew who are able to fly along is established and fully comply with British law.
"Every effort is made to find, discuss and offer suitable alternative work for these crew members when we are notified that they are not able to fly.
"There is no intention that each crew pregnant flightless base pay will be denied."
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