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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10235

14 October 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/social
Differences of opinion over costs and benefits of extending maternity leave

Brussels, 12/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - Differing points of view over the costs and benefits of the introduction of 18 and 20 weeks of maternity leave and two weeks of paternity leave, both of which to be paid in full, were voiced by Members of the European Parliament and experts at the joint workshop of the committee on women's rights and the committee on employment in Brussels last week. At the centre of the debates was the impact assessment on the costs and benefits of extending maternity...

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