Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 11
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Amend Employment Rights Bill to align Maternity Allowance with Statutory Maternity Pay.
Recommendation
The Employment Rights Bill should be amended to bring Maternity Allowance into line with Statutory Maternity Pay. This would remove the inherent unfairness that means that, during maternity leave, women in employment can undertake unlimited self-employed work but restricts the ability for freelancers to do so for any more than their 10 keeping in touch days. (Recommendation, Paragraph 60) 27
Government Response
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