Background to Maternity Leave and Statutory Maternity Pay All female employees, regardless of their length of service, are entitled to three elements of Maternity Leave: 1. Ordinary Maternity Leave which lasts for 26 weeks;
2. Additional Maternity Leave which lasts for 26 weeks from the end of Ordinary Maternity Leave; and
3. Compulsory Maternity Leave, which must be taken for two weeks commenci... Read More
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A UK childcare voucher scheme has admitted that confidential customer data was briefly left exposed to other users during an upgrade last week, but denied suggestions that any sensitive information leaked as a result. Busy Bees' childcare voucher site has been taken offline following an upgrade that went awry, according to a company spokeswoman, who said that confidential information might have b... Read More
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As the politicians set out plans to remake policy (and grab our support), the issue of childcare is being bandied about. Jenny Booth, the Times's online deputy news editor and a single mum of a three year old, thinks there is less to their plans than meets the eye and explains why we should all be paying attention now. Do you agree with her assessment? Read the full article here: Read More
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This is a response from the Conservative Party regarding their plans for Childcare Vouchers following Gordon Brown's recent announcement at the Labour Party Conference. I am writing on behalf of David Cameron to thank you for your email about the Government's recent announcement concerning childcare costs. I apologise for the delay in my response. Our office has been inundated with correspondenc... Read More
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