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28/11/2008
Maternity pay too low, survey says |
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The majority of women in the UK think that statutory maternity pay is not enough.
A poll conducted by Incomes Data Services has found that 52 per cent of women questioned believe the level of statutory maternity pay offered by employers is too low, Workplace Law Network reports.
Currently women are entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave with statutory maternity pay received for a maximum period of 39 weeks.
It is paid at 90 per cent of the worker's average gross weekly earnings for the first six weeks, while for the remaining 33 weeks it is paid at either the standard rate of £117.18 or 90 per cent of her average gross weekly earnings.
Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has previously claimed: "The government should not use the recession as a reason to delay planned improvements to maternity pay and family friendly working."
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