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Maternity pensions confusion


Tuesday 12th August 2008 News Index

Maternity pensions confusion

There appears to be more and more confusion about the changes to maternity pay that came into effect in April this year. According to the Guardian's Chris Menon, parents are confused about what they are entitled to and the government cannot agree with legal authorities on the interpretation of the changes.

The debate centers around the changes to the Sex discrimination Act made in April 2008 that according to legal experts should entitle women to pension contributions during the 12 months of maternity leave. The government does not agree, however, saying that as pensions are considered a 'paid right' then employers are not obliged to pay pension contributions.

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