MATERNITY LEAVE Definition & Meaning

maternity leave

noun

a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.

maternity leave

noun

a period of paid absence from work, in Britain currently six months, to which a woman is legally entitled during the months immediately before and after childbirth

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Origin of maternity leave¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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And a reunion won’t happen anytime soon since Swanson remains out on a “personal break” and Wilson is on maternity leave.

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She alleged she was excluded from a promotion opportunity during her maternity leave, while instead the firm promoted the person who had covered her absence.

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It has also just introduced paid maternity leave for the first time.

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Analysis published last month by the charity estimates that up to 74,000 women a year lose their jobs after getting pregnant or while on maternity leave – up by more than a third since 2016.

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But Stephanie Lamb, a teacher on maternity leave, is more welcoming.

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