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Maternity and pregnancy discrimination : Working Families’ helpline team tackles the ongoing problem(02/12/2011)
Pregnant women, new mothers and flexible workers are often facing discrimination at work. Working Families’ helpline team provides them with extra support. Help is at hand for working parents facing workplace discrimination. The Working Families’ helpline team regularly answers calls from pregnant women, new mothers and flexible workers who fear they are facing discriminating employment practices and who are in need of support. As well as offering advice on employment rights for working p... [more]
Working Parents Group urges Government to press ahead with Modern Workplaces(24/10/2011)
Commenting on the press stories (15-17 October 2011) that Modern Workplaces proposals may be delayed, a group of charities representing working parents has written to the Prime Minister to urge the government to press ahead with the reforms. In the letter, the Working Parents Group writes: “We write in support of the proposals in the recent consultation paper “Modern Workplaces” as we believe that further change is critical to your aim of delivering a more family friendly Britain. We urg... [more]
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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