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Will flexible parental leave bring greater equality?

Will flexible parental leave bring greater equality?

What will the new flexible parental leave mean for working mums? It is proposed that flexible parental leave will replace the current system of maternity leave. Workingmums.co.uk asked our legal expert Vanessa Wheeler for her view on the implications.…

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Women lawyers use special strategies to combat discrimination

Women lawyers use special strategies to combat discrimination

Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms, the British Sociological Association’s annual conference in Leeds will hear today.…

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Legal clinic

Legal clinic

Ruth Renton is giving a free legal clinic on employment law issues at Workingmums LIVE next week. Here she talks about the latest developments in employment law that affect working mums. …

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Parents 'facing impossible choices'

Parents are facing impossible choices and discrimination in work, according to Working Families annual helpline report. …

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Doctor wins £4.5m for discrimination and unfair dismissal

A hospital consultant has won nearly £4.5 million for sex and race discrimination and unfair dismissal after being hounded out of her job when she returned from maternity leave.

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