Current Awareness » maternity leave http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 No sick pay, no maternity pay: Chancellor targets employers’ tax loophole that damages teachers’ and nurses’ rights – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/no-sick-pay-no-maternity-pay-chancellor-targets-employers-tax-loophole-that-damages-teachers-and-nurses-rights-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/no-sick-pay-no-maternity-pay-chancellor-targets-employers-tax-loophole-that-damages-teachers-and-nurses-rights-the-independent/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:23:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82469 “A tax loophole which allows firms to dodge around £100 million a year in National Insurance will be closed in the Budget, it was announced.”

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The Independent, 16th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/no-sick-pay-no-maternity-pay-chancellor-targets-employers-tax-loophole-that-damages-teachers-and-nurses-rights-the-independent/feed/ 0 Family Rights at Work – Cloisters http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/family-rights-at-work-cloisters/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/family-rights-at-work-cloisters/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:51:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81908 “The Government has published its response to the ‘Modern Workplaces’ consultation on the overhaul of family rights at work, including shared parental leave, extended flexible working and new rights for surrogate parents. Rachel Crasnow explains the issues.”

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Cloisters, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/family-rights-at-work-cloisters/feed/ 0 Government plans for radical overhaul of family law would do little to help improve lives of vulnerable children, warn charities – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:26:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81690 “Charities warned that Government plans for a radical overhaul of family law including the introduction of shared parental leave would do little to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable children.”

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The Independent, 5th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/government-plans-for-radical-overhaul-of-family-law-would-do-little-to-help-improve-lives-of-vulnerable-children-warn-charities-the-independent/feed/ 0 Government acts to remove “gender bias” on parental leave and flexible working – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-acts-to-remove-gender-bias-on-parental-leave-and-flexible-working-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-acts-to-remove-gender-bias-on-parental-leave-and-flexible-working-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:44:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80244 “A new system of shared flexible parental leave will allow parents to choose how they share childcare responsibilities in the first year after a child’s birth, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-acts-to-remove-gender-bias-on-parental-leave-and-flexible-working-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Surrogacy mother launches maternity leave challenge – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/surrogacy-mother-launches-maternity-leave-challenge-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/surrogacy-mother-launches-maternity-leave-challenge-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:03:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69104 “A mother who had a baby through a surrogate has launched landmark legal action for the right to paid maternity leave.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/surrogacy-mother-launches-maternity-leave-challenge-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Woman doctor wins £4.5 million for being fired after having a baby – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/woman-doctor-wins-4-5-million-for-being-fired-after-having-a-baby-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/woman-doctor-wins-4-5-million-for-being-fired-after-having-a-baby-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:43:28 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=63096 “Dr Eva Michalak has won £4.5 million in compensation after her bosses mounted a campaign against her when she fell pregnant.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/woman-doctor-wins-4-5-million-for-being-fired-after-having-a-baby-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Will sharing parental leave be fair? – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/will-sharing-parental-leave-be-fair-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/will-sharing-parental-leave-be-fair-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 08:36:17 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=52096 “Employers that offer generous maternity pay packages could land themselves in legal hot water if they fail to extend the benefit to fathers, experts have warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/will-sharing-parental-leave-be-fair-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Vince Cable unveils plans for mothers and fathers to share parental leave – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/vince-cable-unveils-plans-for-mothers-and-fathers-to-share-parental-leave-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/vince-cable-unveils-plans-for-mothers-and-fathers-to-share-parental-leave-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:51:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=51841 “The government is to begin consulting on plans to give both parents an extra month of leave during a baby’s first year and share out caring responsibilities.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/vince-cable-unveils-plans-for-mothers-and-fathers-to-share-parental-leave-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Borger v Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/borger-v-tiroler-gebietskrankenkasse-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/borger-v-tiroler-gebietskrankenkasse-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:36:25 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=49224 Borger v Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse (Case C-516/09); [2011] WLR (D) 89

“The status of an ‘employed person’, within the meaning of article 1(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, as amended , applied to a person during a six-month period of extended unpaid leave following the birth of a child, provided that, during that period, that person was covered, even if only in respect of a single risk, on a compulsory or optional basis, by a general or special social security scheme mentioned in article 1(a) of that Regulation.”

WLR Daily, 10th March 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/borger-v-tiroler-gebietskrankenkasse-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 A fifth of female lawyers choose kids over careers – The Lawyer http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/a-fifth-of-female-lawyers-choose-kids-over-careers-the-lawyer/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/a-fifth-of-female-lawyers-choose-kids-over-careers-the-lawyer/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:03:22 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=30450 “The pressure of motherhood is the reason that 20 per cent of all female departees decide to leave some of the UK’s top 50 firms.”

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The Lawyer, 8th February 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/a-fifth-of-female-lawyers-choose-kids-over-careers-the-lawyer/feed/ 0 The Big Question: Do we need to change the rules on maternity and paternity leave? – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/the-big-question-do-we-need-to-change-the-rules-on-maternity-and-paternity-leave-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/the-big-question-do-we-need-to-change-the-rules-on-maternity-and-paternity-leave-the-independent/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:19:43 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=19618 “Why are we asking this now?

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for a dramatic change in parental leave arrangements to ensure that fathers and lower-income parents are better served. The Commission insists that mothers and fathers should be able to share the leave allowance to give men more time with their children while both maternity and paternity pay should be raised to encourage low income families to take advantage of the benefit.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2009

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/the-big-question-do-we-need-to-change-the-rules-on-maternity-and-paternity-leave-the-independent/feed/ 0 UK warns over EU maternity plan – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/uk-warns-over-eu-maternity-plan-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/uk-warns-over-eu-maternity-plan-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:08:13 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=18797 “The UK will not accept any EU proposal for women to have the right to be paid their full salary while on maternity leave, minister Pat McFadden has said.”

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BBC News, 12th March 2009

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/uk-warns-over-eu-maternity-plan-bbc-news/feed/ 0 The Big Question: Are equality laws backfiring, with employers reluctant to hire women? – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/the-big-question-are-equality-laws-backfiring-with-employers-reluctant-to-hire-women-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/the-big-question-are-equality-laws-backfiring-with-employers-reluctant-to-hire-women-the-independent/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:18:55 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=7912 “The head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Nicola Brewer, has just announced that recent and future improvements to maternity pay may, ironically, be backfiring on women by making employers wary of hiring and promoting them. The industrial neanderthal Sir Alan Sugar has added fuel to the fire by claiming recently that many employers bin the CVs of women of childbearing age without even considering their job applications.”

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The Independent, 15th July 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/the-big-question-are-equality-laws-backfiring-with-employers-reluctant-to-hire-women-the-independent/feed/ 0 Paid maternity leave does us no favours either, say fathers – The Times http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/paid-maternity-leave-does-us-no-favours-either-say-fathers-the-times/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/paid-maternity-leave-does-us-no-favours-either-say-fathers-the-times/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:18:02 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=7768 “A benefit that enriches family life or a burden that sabotages women’s careers? Nicola Brewer’s claim that the extension of maternity leave and parental rights has hampered women’s employment chances has drawn praise and criticism in equal measure.”

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The Times, 15th July 2008

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