Comments on: Should maternity pay be tripled?

By: Payday Loans

Payday Loans — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:25:47 +0000

I think they should not do that for their fist two kids now if they want more the they should charge more because some people that get financial help they have like 8 to 10 babies since gov’t pays for them who care how many? and that not how should it be…

By: Pregnancy Pro

Pregnancy Pro — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:52:29 +0000

1 year paid maternity leave in the UK?
That’s amazing as it is. not to mention, tripling the income.

The US is so far behind on this.

By: Maternity Wear

Maternity Wear — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:54:19 +0000

Small business owners should take these issues into consideration when hiring a woman of that age.

By: Jeremy Jacobs

Jeremy Jacobs — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:19:31 +0000

Mutley

Agree with you.

Nobody has appeard to have mentioned “interfering EU” in all of this.

By: electro-kevin

electro-kevin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:52:37 +0000

That’s what allowing dual income mortgages did, Mutley.

You’re spot on of course.

By: mutley

mutley — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:47:39 +0000

Maybe it would be possible to make a situation where a family could actually exist on a single adult wage like they used to and women – or men indeed – could actually afford to be a proper parent? Which is what children need – and it should not require two full time incomes to support a family…

By: Richard Havers

Richard Havers — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:05:40 +0000

As others have said, if you’re running a small business do not employ women of child bearing age. A small publisher I was working with had 8 women n maternity leave out of 34 employees.It decimated their business.

By: nunyaa

nunyaa — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:08:17 +0000

I agree with you Welshcakes, it is USUALLY a womans choice to have children, and illness with older parents is not a choice, it is just as hard for those who have to find time and money away from employment to care for them.

By: jameshigham

jameshigham — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:18:11 +0000

I’ve written an extended piece on this now, Ellee.

By: Quasar9

Quasar9 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:02:03 +0000

I guess we’d all like women to be on full pay, not just on maternity leave, but whilst raising children – or as full time MUMS.

But I guess those who would benefit most from this would be those who come from a culture of xareers as ‘breeding reactors’ – vs – those who juggle carrers with starting or raising a family.

Mind you would it be fair to pay someone on £100,000 a year full pay for 18 weeks maternity pay – I guess, that could predispose employers against women of child bearing age.