Latest news about Maternity
Campaign for 90 days maternity leave (The Malay Mail)
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) this morning launched a '90 Days Maternity Leave Campaign' at the Nube home in Jalan Tun Sambanthan 3, Brickfields in conjunction with International Women's Day, annually held on March 8.
8 Mar 2010, 1:50 am | click here for more
Rudd faces Senate strife on maternity leave (The Australian)
KEVIN Rudd will face a Senate ambush aimed at sweetening his 18-week paid maternity leave scheme.
10 Mar 2010, 8:00 am | click here for more
Abbott faces party backlash over maternity leave plan (The Age)
TONY Abbott has been forced to apologise to Coalition MPs for springing his bold maternity leave plan on them without consultation, and suggested he wouldn't do it again.
8 Mar 2010, 8:47 pm | click here for more
NUBE goes ahead with maternity leave petition (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is going ahead with a campaign to garner support for its proposal to increase maternity leave to 90 days.
8 Mar 2010, 7:19 pm | click here for more
Abbott faces party backlash over maternity leave plan (Brisbane Times)
Tony Abbott has been forced to apologise to Coalition MPs for springing his bold maternity leave plan on them without consultation, and suggested he wouldn't do it again.
8 Mar 2010, 11:08 pm | click here for more
Jury Verdict Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals For Retaliating Against Drug Sales Rep Who Took Maternity Leave (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
On March 5, 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rendered a verdict in favor of pharmaceutical sales representative Mary Kate Breeden, awarding $289,669 against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on her claim of retaliation for taking maternity leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act . Â below the FMLA's liquidated damages provision, this ...
9 Mar 2010, 2:48 pm | click here for more
London maternity mergers ‘creating impersonal baby factories’ (Evening Standard)
London maternity units risk becoming birth “factories” which fail to meet the needs of women, the country's most senior midwife warned today.
8 Mar 2010, 5:19 am | click here for more
Maharashtra hikes maternity leave of teachers from 3 to 6 months (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Mar 8 : The Maharashtra government today announced its decision to grant six months maternity leave to teachers of every recognised schools in the state, on the occasion of International women's day.
8 Mar 2010, 9:46 pm | click here for more
90 days maternity leave goal (MalaysiaNews.net)
KUALA LUMPUR: A bank employees union yesterday launched a campaign to receive the government to increase the paid maternity leave from 60 to 90 days.
8 Mar 2010, 9:09 pm | click here for more
Tas business labels maternity plan unfair (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce has attacked the Federal Opposition leader's maternity leave scheme.
8 Mar 2010, 8:05 pm | click here for more