Sentences with phrase «introduced paid maternity»

The Soviet Constitution of 1936 declared men and women to be equal and also introduced paid maternity leave and free child care in the workplace.

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the decision to extend the existing system of transferable maternity leave, rather than introduce a system of flexible parental leave and pay in which mothers and fathers each have their own eligibility, and

Additional Parental Leave was introduced by the coalition government in 2011, in which extra leave was given to employed fathers if the mother returned to work and was not claiming statutory maternity pay.

Article 11 (2) In order to prevent discrimination against women on the grounds of marriage or maternity and to ensure their effective right to work, States Parties shall take appropriate measures: (a) To prohibit, subject to the imposition of sanctions, dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave and discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status; (b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances; (c) To encourage the provision of necessary supporting social services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities and participation in public life