Tag Archives: Maternity leave

The mother of all statistics

Posted on January 9, 2022 by wonkypolicywonk

Four months ago on this blog, I posed the question: How many women start on statutory paid maternity leave in the UK each year? You’d think this would be a well-known and widely used official statistic, freely available on some … Continue reading →

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Shared Parental Leave: No need for candles

Posted on May 5, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Until it got wiped out by the Covid19 pandemic, this year was a busy one for #ukemplaw anniversaries. And many of them are (or, at least, were) a cause for celebration: the Equal Pay Act 1970 is 50 years old … Continue reading →

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