By Victoria Gordon

Maternity go away is a posh factor, either in my opinion and professionally. And, usually, coverage differs from perform. in line with interviews that spotlight the views and perceptions of latest moms, Maternity depart: coverage and Practice examines the disconnect among maternity go away coverage and perform. It provides the heritage and improvement of maternity go away rules and comparable laws, after which offers a clean viewpoint for figuring out via person interviews of girls who lately applied maternity leave.



The ebook additionally examines subject matters and styles built from the interviews, corresponding to inconsistencies in management of maternity go away rules, timing, transition again to paintings, baby care, breastfeeding and pumping, and unmet wishes matters. It additionally provides a voice to those that are absent from the middle interviews—women who've youngsters at a tender age, males who make the most of paternity go away, girls in same-sex relationships who commence households, and ladies who opt for to not have young children. The e-book highlights why a few colleagues could be unsupportive of the usage of maternity depart.


A single-source consultant to figuring out maternity go away, the booklet features a wealth of knowledge, together with an summary of laws relating to being pregnant and maternity go away; developments in start premiums, fertility premiums, employment styles, and the connection to the categories of maternity go away provided and brought; concerns relating to maternal healthiness; a global comparability of guidelines; and sensible options for coverage and organizational switch. It not just deals a complete and entire figuring out of the complexities of maternity depart, either in coverage and in perform, but additionally functional innovations for coverage and organizational change.

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