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Working Families' report identifies discrimination against women who are pregnant or on maternity leave(23/03/2010)
Working Families has published its annual report on its free legal advice service for disadvantaged parents and carers who are seeking help with employment rights and benefits. The report identifies five key areas of concern which are: 1) discrimination against women who are pregnant or on maternity leave 2) forced changes in contracts 3) fathers 4) time off for dependants 5) health and safety of pregnant wo... [more]
4 in 10 fathers do not take paternity leave because they cannot afford it(01/02/2010)
The charity Working Families has launched a new campaign to raise fathers' awareness of their rights to paternity leave and to encourage employers to top up statutory pay to full pay for the two weeks of leave. Before the launch of the campaign, Working Families, Dad.info and Netmums ran a website survey on paternity leave for one month. The responses showed that: * 4 out of 10 fathers don’t take paternity leave * 72 per cent of those who did not take leave gave the reason that they... [more]
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