They’ll “help millions of people balance their work and family life”
1st February 2010: Commenting on Government proposals to make the second six months of maternity leave transferrable between parents, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “These proposals will help millions of people balance their work and family life. As both parents work in most modern families, it's right that mums and dads should decide who looks after their baby, rather than the state deciding for them by only paying the mother for parental leave.
“Business lobby groups have opposed every new family-friendly right, from flexible working to extended maternity pay. But in reality these changes have hugely benefitted millions of families and have had no damaging effect on businesses.”
