Sentences with phrase «more paid maternity»

«it gives the impression that every nursing mother is an attention - seeking lunatic» It also works against women who would like to see more paid maternity / parental leave or flex time for working because it gives the idea that THIS is what women are going to do with that extra paid time, show up topless to a public event and sit on the floor nursing in front of a formula company's table.

Not exact matches

Without significant increases in corporate taxes and taxes on the wealthy, it is now a virtual certainty that ordinary Canadian families will never enjoy the generous social programs enjoyed by most European families: enhanced maternity leave benefits, livable minimum wages, legislated paid vacation time of up to six weeks a year, genuine unemployment insurance, home care, pharmacare and more.

With this in mind, we suggest that an optimum leave design involves reserved leave for mothers (possibly called Maternity Leave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathers).

Employers are also more likely to «top up» Maternity Pay levels than Paternity or Shared Parental Leave pay levels, supporting female employees, but not their male colleagues, to take leaPay levels than Paternity or Shared Parental Leave pay levels, supporting female employees, but not their male colleagues, to take leapay levels, supporting female employees, but not their male colleagues, to take leave.

I'm sure more women * would * breastfeed if properly supported, by adequate PAID maternity leave time.

So a good reason for policy makers to support paid maternity leave and to set up policies where more women are able to choose to breastfeed if they wish to.

Look, I know the United States is far behind when it comes to taking time off work to be parents during the more labor - intensive times — what with us being the only industrialized nation without mandatory paid maternity leave and all — but can the next president please add «mandatory potty training leave» to their platform?

Not only will you get statutory maternity pay, while you're on maternity leave, but some companies really value working parents and pay mums more than they're legally obliged too.

We don't pay enough attention of the psychological impact of childbirth on newborns — we assume that babies are not aware and won't remember the pain of transition made even more difficult by maternity and newborn care given without this sensitivity.

A 2007 article in the Washington Post said that in the United States families tended to pay more out of pocket expenses for maternity insurance that had a high deductible.

Find out more about Statutory Maternity Pay, including when you need to tell your employer that you're pregnant.

Now that I'm starting to get my feet under me a bit more and actually pay attention to what I put on myself, I can tell you even more and Smunchie still breastfeeds here and there so I've been able to try them as both maternity tops and breastfeeding tops.

Some employers offer maternity benefits that are more generous than Statutory Matermaternity benefits that are more generous than Statutory MaternityMaternity Pay.

Paid maternity leave could also help more mothers successfully breastfeed, according to Bartick.

«But if we really want to improve maternal and child health in this country, let's also focus on things that can really do that in the long term — like subsidized day care, better maternity - leave policies and more employment opportunities for low - income mothers that pay a living wage, for example.»

Without the trade unions there would be no equal pay, no maternity rights at work, fewer holidays and so much more besides.

«Whether it's closing the pay gap, whether it's higher education, whether it's early childhood education, whether it's maternity care, paid family leave, those sorts of issues that might not get sufficient attention or level of importance from male representatives might get more attention if we have women in office,» said Victoria Plotsky, one of the 62, who was elected to the Albany County Legislature.

Collaborating with groups like the National Postdoctoral Association, which works on establishing living wages and paid maternity and paternity leave for postdocs, among other issues, could help make child rearing both financially possible and more gender equitable.

Although the dresses are a bit more expensive than other maternity wear online, I do think that you pay for the quality and the service Tiffany Rose provide.

If I remember, I got them on sale and paid less than $ 100 — which was still significantly more than most maternity clothes I bought.

While the first trimester of pregnancy doesn't require changing your wardrobe at all, starting from the fourth and fifth months you may not feel comfortable in your ordinary clothes and there certainly will occur the need of paying visits to maternity stores more frequently.

I only did a few maternity maxi dresses during my first pregnancy, I just can't justify paying SO much more for clothing that is literally only good for 6 months at most.

If you're reasonably sure you won't need coverage for immunizations, maternity expenses or orthodontics in the coming year, switching to a plan that requires you to pay more out of pocket for such services or doesn't cover them at all) could work in your favor.

I recently returned to work after a year off maternity leave and our credit card debit is more then we can handle to pay back.

Lamont's office of Academic Affairs & Diversity also supports women in science by offering family leave policies for Lamont research professors and paid maternity leave for full - time postdocs at Lamont; promoting a more diverse applicant pool for job openings; enhancing the visibility of women through special events; and increasing awareness by regularly distributing information on social science research to the Lamont staff.

These include for example, the right to claim unfair dismissal, to receive statutory sick pay maternity, paternity and parental rights; to be paid the national living or minimum wage depending if they are aged 25 or more; to have working time rights such as not to be forced to work more than 48 hours per week, regular rest breaks and night working health and safety standards; to receive a statement of terms and conditions of employment.

The UK offers far more maternity leave than the European law minimum and the charity Working Families, intervening in the case, submitted that the policy arguments for a difference in pay might become less compelling several months after a child is born, a submission which met with the approval of the EAT.

The overhaul, which follows a move to more than double the paid maternity leave on offer to 26 weeks on full pay, unifies the different systems previously in place across legacy firms Nabarro, Olswang and CMS, which merged on 1 May this year.

Action point: Employers who pay more than 26 weeks enhanced maternity pay, but a lower amount of shared parental pay, may want to risk - assess this policy.

Although most law firms offer some type maternity leave, either paid or unpaid, lawyers who stay away from their jobs for more than one year frequently sacrifice their job security.

Some companies will even allow you to «buy» more vacation days or borrow from the next year to give you more paid time off during your maternity leave.

I apparently skipped over Box 17A, and as far as the State of California was concerned, it looked like we were trying to receive more than our fair share of paid maternity leave.

If you're reasonably sure you won't need coverage for immunizations, maternity expenses or orthodontics in the coming year, switching to a plan that requires you to pay more out of pocket for such services or doesn't cover them at all) could work in your favor.

Paid maternity and paternity leave is about more than just getting a break from your job for a few weeks.

While there's nothing that has to be paid back if a prospective birthparent decides not to place, seeking maternity support if you know you won't end up placing OR accepting financial assistance from more than one agency at a time may constitute fraud, a felony offense that is punishable by law.

In Canada, 12 months of partially paid maternity and parental leaves were available; in the U.S., 12 weeks of unpaid leave were offered to those who were eligible (firms with 50 or more workers) 3.