Petitions Committee to question the Government on maternity leave and pay after unprecedented public engagement
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Saturday, June 6, 2020
The Petitions Committee will hold a virtual evidence session to question the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets.
Key Points:
- 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.