Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has suggested maternity pay has "gone too far" and the government needed to interfere less in people's lives. Speaking to Times Radio, Badenoch said statutory ...

Another day, another prominent figure doing their bit to slow down the fight for working parents. During a recent radio interview as part of her Conservative party leadership bid, Kemi Badenoch ...

Kemi Badenoch, a contender for leadership of the Conservative party, has sparked a debate on maternity pay, stating that the allowance in the UK is “excessive”. Badenoch has since backtracked: “of ...

A row over comments by leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch suggesting maternity pay had "gone too far" has dominated the first day of the Conservative Party conference. The shadow housing secretary ...

Maternity pay is less than half of the national minimum wage – but many businesses think it’s too steep (Getty) I didn’t expect to feel grateful to Kemi Badenoch this morning. The Conservative ...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently decided that if a woman receives a pay rise before the end of her maternity leave, this must be reflected in her earnings-related maternity pay. This ...

You’ve found out you’re pregnant and you’re excited, but the joy soon turns to stress as you realise your maternity package is less than generous. You decide to speak to your boss to see if you can ...

Vera Troeger receives funding from the ESRC and British Academy/Leverhulme Trust. Holiday babies, post-tenure pregnancies and “May” children. These are some of the labels that get attached to women in ...

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