Maternity Rights

Giving a detailed guide to the complicated provisions surrounding maternity rights, this book seeks both to clarify the law and to solve everyday problems on the subject. It begins by putting the law in its historical, social and European context, and by dealing with the legal structure as a whole, and goes on to consider the rights, and their enforcement - before, during and after maternity leave. There is also coverage of unlawful dismissal and redundancy, health and safety aspects, statutory maternity pay, and maternity allowance, and the appendices contain precedents, answers to common questions, and other relevant information.