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Work and Pregnancy
What are my rights now that I am pregnant? Babyworld have put together some advice for pregnant women. Antenatal Care Pregnant women have the right to what is termed as ‘reasonable’ amounts of time off to attend antenatal appointments and to be paid for this time off. Your employer may ask for written confirmation that…
Breast Freed?
A crown court judge recently let a suspected thief go free when the chief witness (the suspect’s employer) needed to breastfeed her 13-week-old baby. Judge Philpot ruled that the request to breastfeed was disruptive and, as there was not enough evidence without the employer’s testimony, he ordered the case to be dismissed. Since the trial…
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Tagged Breastfeeding, Childhood, crown court judge, Family, Judge, Maternity Alliance, Parenting
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MATERNITY RIGHTS MEETING
A round table discussion is underway with government ministers and a range of organisations to discuss how maternity and parental leave can be improved. Topics include pay, time away from work, keeping in touch with employers and the right to return to work. Organisations being consulted include: Maternity Alliance, Equal Opportunities Commission, TUC, CBI, Women Returners…
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Tagged Day care, Daycare Trust, Employment compensation, Equal Opportunities Commission, Family, Family law, Leave, Low Pay Unit, Maternity, Maternity Alliance, National Council for One Parent Families, National Family and Parenting Institute, Parental leave, Parenting, Parenting Institute
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Mum wins time off case
20 December, 2000 A MUM sacked for taking time off work to care for her sick child has won her case for unfair dismissal, the first brought under new legislation to allow emergency time off. New laws brought in just over a year ago to allow extended maternity leave and parental leave also include the…
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Tagged Family, Family law, Leave, Maternity, Maternity Alliance, Motherhood, Neurosurgery, Parent, Parental leave, Pregnancy, Sweden
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Maternity Questions Answered
The Working Families helpline team answers your frequently asked maternity questions The charity reports that some commonly reported problems are not a cause for concern – but some are. Some common maternity questions are nothing to worry about and some are. The Working Families helpline team is on hand to explain where you stand on all…
Health in Pregnancy Grant
If you are pregnant and your baby is due between now and spring 2011, you can apply for the Health in Pregnancy Grant (HiPG), a one-off payment of £190 for mums-to-be. The payment is intended to help you stay fit and healthy during the later stages of your pregnancy and around 850,000 women have benefited from the grant. If…
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Tagged Business, Family, Maternity Alliance, Midwife, Parental leave, Pregnancy
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Paid paternity leave
As the government revealed further plans to make men equal on the home front, we gauged reactions from other politicians, groups and babyworld members. The story This week, trade secretary Alan Johnson announced plans to allow new fathers the legal right to take six months’ paternity leave. It was the latest in a series of…
Statutory maternity pay
You may be eligible for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) if you are an employee or if you work for an agency and the agency deducts tax and National Insurance from your salary. To qualify for SMP you need to have worked continuously for your employer for 26 weeks by the end of your qualifying week…
Pay recommended for stay-at-home Mums
STAY-at-home mums should be paid up to £150 a week, recommends a new report. The report, published by the independent Childcare Commission, chaired by former social security secretary Harriet Harman, suggests that mums of children up to the age of three should be given money to allow them to stay at home or pay for…
Government maternity plans : latest details
8 December, 2000 THE GOVERNMENT has unveiled plans to reform maternity and paterntiy leave – if they win the next election. The plans include: £100 a week for women on maternity leave, instead of the current £60.20 paid maternity leave to last to 26 weeks instead of 18 weeks unpaid leave of up to 12 months, instead…
