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.
Not exact matches
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
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
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