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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…
Your top ten maternity leave questions answered
We answer your most common questions about your rights and legal entitlements as a pregnant working woman. I am pregnant and need time off work for antenatal appointments. Will I be paid for the time I take off? Yes, you are entitled to be paid your normal salary for any time off you take to…
Meet Hilary, the award-winning Doula!
In 1999, actress Hilary Whitehall (née Gish left of picture) put her acting career on hold to train as a post-birth doula. Seven years later, her success speaks for itself: Hilary has become the first doula to win a national childcare award in the ‘One in a Million’ awards set up by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).…
Posted in Labour and Birth
Tagged actress, Babycare, Barney, Birth, Breast feeding counsellor, Breastfeeding, Childbirth, Christmas, Doula, Hilary Whitehall, Inspector, Jacky, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jean Birtles, Kevin Kline, Linley Mysteries, maternity nurse, Midwife, Molly, Parental leave, Parenting, Postnatal, postnatal depression, Recruitment and Employment Confederation
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Parental Leave Illegal?
New parental leave brought in for mothers and fathers of children born after December 15, 1999, was illegal, a prominent lawyer has claimed. The Prime Minister’s wife Cherie Booth, herself currently pregnant with her fourth child, has advised the Trades Union Congress that the government’s new Parental Leave Directive was not implemented properly because of…
Posted in News, Work Pregnant
Tagged Blair, Cherie Blair, Congress, Divorce, Family, Family law, Father, Marriage, Parent, Parental leave, The Prime Minister, Trades Union Congress
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How will parental leave affect you?
15 December 1999 HOW WILL PARENTAL LEAVE AFFECT YOU? A NEW package of laws and rights come into force today in the UK to help parents strike a healthy balance between work and home life – but will they help you? Babyworld looks at what the parental leave rights will mean to you if you…
Posted in Celebrity Babies, News, Parenting styles
Tagged Adoption, Family, Family law, Maternity, Parental leave
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Sophie to become a mum
SOPHIE, Countess of Wessex, is reported to be planning to sell her public relations company and concentrate on starting a family with husband Prince Edward. According to the The Mirror newspaper, Sophie, 35, has told senior collegues that she wants to have a baby within the next three years. Sophie’s business partner, Murray Harkin, has…
Posted in News
Tagged Cherie, Cherie Blair, Edward, Employment compensation, Family, Family law, Mayfair, Murray Harkin, Parental leave, Parenting, Paternity, Politics, Prince, Sophie, Sophie Tanker Corporation, spokesman
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Prime minister rules out paternity leave
15 May 2000 PRIME MINISTER RULES OUT PATERNITY LEAVE PRIME Minister Tony Blair has said that he will not take paternity leave when his fourth child is born later this month. Mr Blair said that, although he will scale back his official workload, full paternity leave is not an option. He told the New York…
Posted in Dad, News
Tagged Cherie, Divorce, Family, Family law, GAY COUPLE, Parental leave, Parenting, Paternity, Politics, Surrogacy
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Sacked mum sues
8 December 1999 A WORKING mum has been sacked after refusing to work 12-hour shifts because she would not be able to care for her four-month-old baby. Karen Barker, 30, of Greater London, was a lab technician with an American multi-national company, with a four-month-old daughter Molly. After 14 years service, she was sacked for…
Better maternity rights
New maternity rights have just been brought in to allow women who give birth after Sunday, April 30, to spend more time with their baby before deciding whether to return to work. The new rights mean that instead of 14 weeks maternity leave, working mums can take 18 weeks leave – six weeks at 90%…
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Tagged Business, Congress, Employment compensation, Family, Family law, Leave, Maternity, Parental leave, 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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