England's Teachers' Maternity Pay to Increase Starting 2027-28 Academic Year

Will teachers' maternity pay increase in England? Yes, from 2027-28. This change aims to help keep experienced female teachers in their 30s in schools.

#englandteachers, #maternitypay, #teacherretention, #educationnews, #2027changes

https://newsletter.tf/england-teachers-maternity-pay-increase-2027-28-keep-staff/

More than 9,000 women teachers in their 30s left schools in England in one year. New plans to raise maternity pay from 2027-28 aim to stop this. This is a big step to keep good teachers.

#englandteachers, #maternitypay, #teacherretention, #educationnews, #2027changes

https://newsletter.tf/england-teachers-maternity-pay-increase-2027-28-keep-staff/

England Teachers' Maternity Pay Will Go Up From 2027-28 Academic Year to Keep Experienced Staff

Will teachers' maternity pay increase in England? Yes, from 2027-28. This change aims to help keep experienced female teachers in their 30s in schools.

Morten Morland on #KemiBadenoch and her views on #MaternityPay #ToryPartyConference #Toryleadership – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Ben Jennings on #KemiBadenoch and her views on #MaternityPay – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Kemi Badenoch Thinks Maternity Pay Has Gone Too Far

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Richard Fuller, the #Conservative Party Chairman - yes, I had to look him up too - claimed today that his party was the one that first brought in #MaternityPay.

It wasn't until 1999 with the Employment Relations Act that ALL employees were granted at least 3 months' unpaid parental leave, while mothers were entitled to 18 weeks' paid leave. And in 2001, Brown included men's right to paternity leave in his Budget meaning male employees received paid statutory paternity leave for the 1st time.

"It makes the assumption that the woman is bringing in less money and that it’s OK if it’s less than what she’d usually earn."

Statutory maternity pay forces us back to work way too early, mums say

#HR #Pay #MaternityPay

https://inews.co.uk/news/statutory-maternity-pay-sexist-debt-2136898

'Sexist and not enough': Statutory maternity pay forces us back to work way too early, mums say

Campaigners are calling for statutory maternity pay to be brought at least in line with the National Living Wage, as parents reveal the financial pressure they are under

inews.co.uk

"It makes the assumption that the woman is bringing in less money and that it’s OK if it’s less than what she’d usually earn."

Statutory maternity pay forces us back to work way too early, mums say

#HR #Pay #MaternityPay

https://inews.co.uk/news/statutory-maternity-pay-sexist-debt-2136898

'Sexist and not enough': Statutory maternity pay forces us back to work way too early, mums say

Campaigners are calling for statutory maternity pay to be brought at least in line with the National Living Wage, as parents reveal the financial pressure they are under

inews.co.uk
@academicsunite @academicchatter now I’ve left #academia but work in the UK. Statutory #MaternityPay here (I.e. what you get from the government) is £185 per week. In my case, that’s about a 4x less than what I make working. How can I afford to take leave? The idea is that your partner, or your parents, or your savings, will support you. But what about those without a support network? Luckily, I work in a job that has boosted #ParentalBenefits , but these weren’t listed as ->
One thing I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how #careers get affected by #parenthood (especially for #women ). There’s been a lot written about this in the context of #science and #ScientificCareers but I’m keen to hear more. For example: often people (especially #mothers ) take a break after they’ve had a baby (and they should!). But what are the conditions for this break? Many #PhD programmes (mine included) don’t seem to have policies on #MaternityLeave , let alone #MaternityPay ->