The commission said longer maternity leave would encourage women to return to work after having children.
There is never a bundle of joy or a maternity leave that comes with this kind of news.
When she gave birth, she found that Ford had no policy concerning maternity leave.
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My wife is on maternity leave, but due to go back to work part-time next week.
Along with maternity leave, the dialogue has included much broader talk about women in the workplace.
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In recent years, their rights have been gradually revised to include paid holidays, sick leave and maternity leave.
Iceland offers just three months of partially paid maternity leave, a far less generous policy than other countries.
While working on Lord's Media Centre, Levete had her son Josef, taking no time off for maternity leave.
Lauringson started the project not long after completing three years of maternity leave, and has a son in kindergarden.
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In one was Lauren Rousseau, a substitute teacher who was filling in for a teacher out on maternity leave.
This could mean pay rises and rights to holidays, sick pay, maternity leave and access to private health benefits.
Meanwhile, state laws vary on whether employers must continue to compensate workers while on maternity leave, says Mr. Zweig.
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You know, we often see women returning from maternity leave who are given less work or dead end assignments.
The MP's second child is due in May and most of her maternity leave will take in Parliament's summer recess.
And even though I love my son, when I was on maternity leave, I felt like I was losing my mind.
Using contractors also can cut benefits costs: they typically aren't eligible for such benefits as health insurance and paid maternity leave.
But the U.S. is one of the last remaining developed countries that does not have a national paid maternity leave policy.
As the CEO of my company maternity leave is not possible for me, but bringing in the babies to the office was.
Either I planned well, or I should take maternity leave more often!
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When her maternity leave was over, the spot still hadn't opened up.
Maternity leave currently varies from 14 weeks in Germany to 18 months in Sweden, with many countries offering less than 18 weeks.
Offer pregnant women paid maternity leave (3 weeks or more) and then the opportunity to take additional time off as unpaid leave.
Most surprisingly, companies save money with paid maternity leave by cutting down on turnover and training costs to replace departing new mothers.
Almost alone among industrialized nations, Americans are not guaranteed paid maternity leave.
She had been hired only last month by Sandy Hook and was substituting for a teacher on maternity leave when Lanza killed her.
To help reverse that, women in Spain have 16 weeks of maternity leave to make it easier to balance a career with babies.
As much as women worry about the affect maternity leave will have on their careers, so do men worry about taking paternity leave.
The proposed new rules would guarantee that women in the 27 EU countries would not be sacked during or immediately after maternity leave.
"Ultimately some of the smallest businesses may think twice about employing young women through fear of them going on maternity leave, " he said.
In Germany maternity leave is 14 weeks - among the shortest periods in the EU - but new mothers receive their full salary.
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