Maternity Leave

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26
Aug
2007

Having A Baby In New Zealand Just Got Better

The Families Commission in New Zealand will this week recommend the Government significantly beef up paid parental leave.
Commission head Rajen Prasad told the Herald on Sunday the commission’s research suggested greater incentives would encourage Kiwis to have more children.
It comes as Laila Harre, the ex-MP who brought New Zealand paid parental leave, is arguing conditions [...]

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22
Jun
2007

Longer Maternity Leaves Boost Breast Feeding

Statistics Canada conducted a study that found that the proportion of eligible mothers who breastfed exclusively for at least six months — the duration recommended by the World Health Organization and Health Canada — increased to 28 per cent from 20 per cent.

However, Donna Churko, a public health nurse with the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, [...]

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3
Apr
2007

UK Moms Will Now Enjoy 9 Months Paid Maternity Leave.

The period of paid leave to which new mothers are entitled has been extended from six to nine months.
The reform to the maternity leave came into effect yesterday and businesses claim it will saddle them with a £2billion bill.

Lobbyists say this is good for working women – but bad for business. The £2billion cost will [...]

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25
Mar
2007

Legislation Introduced To Provide Paid Maternity Leave For U.S. Senate Employees

Last week I posted an article on Washington Post Columnist Examining Maternity Leave Policies Of Large Corporations. The U.S. currently offers pregnant moms 12 week UNPAID maternity leave which has left it in the bottom 5 of out of 168 countries.
This week it was announced that Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska introduced legislation to [...]

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18
Mar
2007

Washington Post Columnist Examines Maternity Leave Policies Of Large Corporations

The U.S. has been criticised for their lack of Maternity leave for new moms. They currently rate in the bottom 5 out of about 168 countries for financial compensation and time off.

Washington Post columnist Amy Joyce on Sunday examined recent actions by some companies — “mostly large, influential ones” — to “replace [...]

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1
Feb
2007

The U.S. in Bottom 5 For Maternity Leave

In August, I wrote about how lucky Canadians were to have 52 weeks of paid maternity leave. Canada tied for second with Australia, only to be beaten out by Sweden who gives their moms 92 weeks of maternity leave.

A study, that is being released today confirms what most people already know – The [...]

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7
Jan
2007

Working Moms Criticised

A leading children’s author has spoken out against mothers for hindering their child’s long-term development by returning to work soon after having children.

Michael Morpungo, former laureate criticised working mothers for not spending enough time with their children during the important early years of life, arguing one in ten young people are suffering from mental health [...]

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