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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10226

1 October 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
“Breastfeeding leave” to employed mothers only is discriminatory to employed fathers and, indirectly, to unemployed mothers

Brussels, 30/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - In its ruling on Case C-104/9 delivered on Thursday 30 September, the Court judged that the Spanish legislation whereby only working mothers can benefit from “breastfeeding leave” is unjustified gender discrimination towards working fathers. According to the Court, employed fathers are also entitled to the so-called “breastfeeding” leave quite independently of the professional status of the mother of the child.

The Court's judgement comes in...

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