This seems a tad mean: a firm in China is punishing its female employees for becoming pregnant at the wrong time. The wrong time meaning a time inconvenient for the company. Say what?

According to the Bastille Post, a notice was issued by a company in China regarding regulations for female employees who have been married for more than a year. The department specified timeframes for workers to get pregnant and those who fall out of line could face fines of up to 1,000 yuan.

They may even be held back for promotions.

The notice reads:

Those who fail to follow the plan, thus affecting their work, will face a one-off fine of 1,000 yuan, and will not be considered for a promotion nor considered well-performed in appraisals.”

“Those whose work is seriously affected will face a reduction from their salary and year-end bonus.

Talk about zero equality and zero fairness.