Should maternity pay be tripled?

Posted by on Sep 19, 2008 in updates | 18 comments There’s no doubt that having babies is an expensive business, but should maternity pay be tripled? The European Commission is proposing changes to give women full pay for the first 18 weeks of maternity leave. This more than triples the amount currently received by new mothers in Britain. The EC wants to increase leave from 14 to 18 weeks and upgrade income for that time from sick pay...
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