More than a hundred companies in the US run programmes which allow women to bring their babies into work, according to a study.
The Blending Work and Family study, co-authored by doctor Ginny Spring, found that women used the programme to have more one to one contact with their children and to continue breastfeeding. They reported greater job satisfaction and less stress as they worked around their babies’ sleeping and feeding patterns.
The companies spanned 20 different fields of work and ranged from small businesses, employing three people, to big firms employing up to 3,000 people.
Other countries, such as Australia, are interested in the programme. Both the US and Australia do not provide national paid maternity leave programmes.
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CBI warns against flexible working extension
The Confederation of British Industry has attacked plans to extend flexible working rights at a Labour policy forum this week.
The CBI said the plans to extend the right to request flexible working to parents of children under 16 would place too many burdens on business and that the UK already led Europe in its generosity towards flexible working.
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Unions face bill over equal pay compensation claim
The GMB and Unison are facing a compensation bill of up to £100m after a court ruling that they discriminated against women, reports The Guardian.
The appeal court found that 26 female employees of Middlesborough borough council had been discriminated against by the GMB because the union didn’t fight hard enough for them to get backpay for past discrimination.
The GMB is seeking to appeal the ruling.
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