Sentences with phrase «paid maternity leave policy»

Unfortunately, the U.S. remains the only industrialized country in the world without a national paid maternity leave policy.

«Breastfeeding expert Dr. Jerry Calnen argues, «If we are serious about improving our breastfeeding rates, a national paid maternity leave policy will be absolutely necessary.»

Update: After this story published, Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller told The Post that Trump's paid maternity leave policy would extend to single mothers.

Paid maternity leave policies might help alleviate some of this pressure for women who need to go back to work quickly, the authors write.

Not exact matches

The enhanced parental leave policy is the newest addition to our existing leave policies which include 16 weeks of paid maternity, adoption and surrogacy leave for primary caregivers.

New mother Valenti exposes the tired Mommy Wars for exactly what they are — a hoax narrative — by delving into the real problems our contemporary families face such as no paid maternity leave, archaic workplace policies, and the lack of societal support that families have had in the past.

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.

Not only do they offer twelve weeks of paid parental leave, they have generous flexible work policies, pumping rooms for nursing moms, and a maternity return program that allows for slower on - ramping after the birth of a new baby.

«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.»

Adopting supportive national policies and legislation — such as paid maternity leave, breastfeeding breaks, and designated breastfeeding spaces — will help guarantee that breastfeeding and working are not mutually exclusive.

Enact paid family leave and workplace breastfeeding policies, building on the International Labour Organization's maternity protection guidelines as a minimum requirement, including provisions for the informal sector.

To combat gender - based discrimination while retaining high - quality physicians, the researchers recommend that employers implement policies such as longer paid maternity leaves, backup child care, lactation support, and schedule flexibility.

In a 2007 analysis of 173 countries, the United States was one of only four nations that didn't have a federal paid maternity - leave policy for women after childbirth.

Pay taxes on the smaller amount (the premium) rather than the bigger amount (the maternity leave benefit) to make the most of this policy purchase decision.

Short - term disability for maternity leave is not taxable when you pay for the policy using after - tax payroll contributions.

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.

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.

McGrigors is considering a number of changes to its employee benefits system relating to the firm's maternity leave and sick pay policies.

The firm is proposing the introduction of bonuses for mothers who return to work early, as well as a new policy which will allow the firm to reduce the pay of women who take a second period of maternity leave within 18 months of their last.

The issue of whether it is discriminatory to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay remains unresolved by the higher courts, but this decision ought to prompt employers to review their policies about enhanced pay to avoid falling into the trap that Network Rail did, and also to ensure that there is parity between the provisions of any policies relating to shared parental leave in general.

Holland & Hart Denver, CO Groundbreaking at its 1986 launch, this firm's maternity leave policy was just updated to offer primary caregivers 12 to 16 fully paid weeks off (instead of 8).

Under the company policy, female employees at Mr Ali's employer were entitled to maternity pay comprising 14 weeks» full basic pay followed by 25 weeks» statutory maternity pay whereas male employees were entitled to two weeks» paid ordinary paternity leave and up to 26 weeks» additional paternity leave.

There was also an issue as to whether or not the Department's own maternity leave policy (i) applied to her; and (ii) also ruled out continuing payment of sick pay.

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