Petitions Committee to question the Government on maternity leave and pay after unprecedented public engagement

The Petitions Committee will hold a virtual evidence session to question the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets.

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/second-evidence-session-coronavirus-maternity-leave/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/news-parliament-2017/second-evidence-session-coronavirus-maternity-leave/
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Saturday, June 6, 2020
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Family law, Maternity leave in the United States, Parental leave in the United States, United States labor law, Women in the United States, Paul Scully, Law, Petitions Committee, Parental leave, Petitioner, Civil law legal system), Private law
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  • The Petitions Committee will hold a virtual evidence session to question the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets.
  • On Thursday 11 June at 2.30pm, the Committee will question the Minister, Paul Scully MP, on crucial issues regarding maternity leave and pay raised by petitioners and experts.
  • This latest evidence session follows unprecedented levels of engagement from tens of thousands of people, sharing their views and concerns with the Committeethrough surveys and social media.
  • This engagement was prompted by a petition to extend maternity leave by three months with pay in light of COVID-19 signed by over 224,000 people.
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