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Maternity Rights in the UK: Light at the End of the Tunnel?

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Maternity rights in the UK have from the outset aroused controversy on account of their intricacy and failure to apply to all working women. This article charts the historical development of such rights and highlights in particular the influence of European Union law in widening their ambit. It also sets out the current statutory provisions and describes how case law has at the same time compounded the problems of complexity and attempted to construe the legislation in a purposive manner. The article concludes by noting recent legislative changes and assessing their potential to resolve the existing problems as well as their effect on bringing the UK into line with its European Union partners.

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  • Jill Earnshaw, 1999. "Maternity Rights in the UK: Light at the End of the Tunnel?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 10(2), pages 169-187, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:10:y:1999:i:2:p:169-187
    DOI: 10.1177/103530469901000202
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