Sunday, July 27, 2008

Maternity leave 'damages' careers


The extension of maternity leave to up to a year may be sabotaging women's careers, the head of the new equality watchdog has warned.

Nicola Brewer, chief executive of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, said some employers were thinking twice about offering women jobs or promotion.

She said there may be "unintended consequences" of the focus on mothers rather than shared parental leave.

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