Should pregnanted Zoe be suspended without pay?

Definitely yes.


Based on my surface level understanding of her situation, she is basically a contract staff engaged to perform certain services for her client, Mediacorp.

So if you are unable to perform those services as per contract, you should not be paid. Luckily she never kena sued instead.

So if she is engaged to be "Queen of Caldecott Hill" for her image and personality, can she effectively performed that tasks given her physical state?

So it is fair to have the contract suspended (and not heartlessly cancelled) due to her pregnancy.

But if her contract provides for her to be pregnant and still get paid, and that she is not getting paid, then she should talk with the management or seek legal advice.

Similarly if the company has engaged an English teacher to brush up the English lanaguage of TV8 artistes and subsequently the teacher got "baby inside", should the company continue to pay when the teacher could not perform her duties.

My conclusion would be different if Zoe is a true blue staff of her company and that she is entitled to all staff benefits. In which case, she may wish to seek assistance from relevant government bodies.

So this is not an issue of sex discrimination. For all you know, it was just a cheeky comment from her that turned the media world upside down.