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'I found out I'd lost my job of 8 years at Missguided when I was locked out of my email'

The new mum claims she was only able to find out she was being made redundant through the help of friends and after being locked out of her email account with the fast fashion retailer

Daily Mirror

Women have to go into £2,800 of debt to cover maternity leave

It takes two years to recover from the financial impact of time off for a baby

Wales Online

New mum found out she'd lost eight-year job at Missguided 'from her colleagues' whilst on maternity leave

"I've now got to find a new job with two newborn babies to look after"

Manchester Evening News

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TikTok senior executive steps back after saying he ‘didn’t believe’ companies should offer maternity leave

TikTok executive is under investigation over comments about maternity leave

The Independent UK

Shocked waitress sacked by Lanarkshire restaurant while on maternity leave

Employment tribunal heard how Kirsty Blyth was left struggling to pay her bills when her boss at Black Rooster Peri Peri restaurant in Coatbridge refused to let her return to work.

Daily Record

Scots waitress 'flung out of restaurant with baby her arms' after being sacked on maternity leave

An employment tribunal has heard how Kirsty Blyth was left jobless and struggling to pay her bills when her boss at Black Rooster Peri Peri restaurant in Coatbridge refused to let her return to work.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire waitress sacked on maternity leave says she was 'flung out of shop with baby her arms'

An employment tribunal has awarded new mum Kirsty Blyth £18,307 after ruling in her favour following her dismissal by Black Rooster Peri Peri restaurant in Coatbridge.

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Mum 'flung out of shop with baby in arms' after being sacked on maternity leave

Kirsty Blyth from Coatbridge, Scotland, claims she was harshly sacked by her "crook of an employer" while she was on maternity leave

Daily Mirror

Woman fired when she was on maternity leave wins £20,000

She won claims of maternity and pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, and victimisation

Wales Online

Pregnant woman who says male colleague told her maternity leave like a 'holiday' gets payout

Susanne Rice says she felt her "professional contribution was ignored"

Irish Mirror

Pregnant woman who was refused pay rise before maternity leave wins £9k payout

Laura Musguin, who worked for construction firm Breyer Group, asked bosses for a £2,000 pay rise but this request was refused because she was due to go on maternity leave

Daily Mirror

‘Women have the life of it’: Pregnant woman who says colleague told her maternity leave is ‘holiday’ wins payout

‘The way my redundancy was handled severely affected my health and our family finances,’ says Susanne Rice

The Independent UK

Mum whose male colleague said maternity leave 'like a holiday' gets £15k payout

Susanne Rice, 36, had a sex and age discrimination case brought against her former employer Flint Studios Ltd, where she was employed as an Operations Manager

Daily Mirror

Mum wins £15,000 payout after male colleague 'compares maternity leave to a holiday'

Susanne Rice won a £15,000 payout after a male colleague told her maternity leave was "like an extended holiday" and said "woman have the life of it"

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Pregnant woman who says male colleague told her maternity leave like a "holiday” gets payout

Susanne Rice says she felt her "professional contribution was ignored"

Dublin Live

Virgin Media broadcaster Claire Brock says two anchors helps work and life balance

The Dublin native was at the helm of the Tonight Show when her colleague Ciara Doherty was on maternity leave

The Hindu

Contract health workers to get 6 months of maternity leave: Minister

The salary of 13,267 contract workers appointed under the National Health Mission will be increased

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How is maternity pay calculated?

Make sure you know how maternity pay is calculated well in advance of going on maternity leave, especially now the rate has gone up

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Amy Walsh teases plans for Emmerdale return as soap set to celebrate 50th anniversary

Amy Walsh is currently on maternity leave from Emmerdale and her return could see partner Toby-Alexander Smith join the soap

Irish Mirror

What are working Irish mothers entitled to during pregnancy? Study ranks Ireland nearly last for maternity leave

The research, carried out by Boundless, showed Ireland among the lowest payers in Europe

The Conversation

This Mother's Day, help new moms return to exercise and leisure to support their physical and mental health

There are thoughtful and meaningful things to do to celebrate new mothers on Mother’s Day.

Evening Standard

‘I used my redundancy money from British Airways to start a kids business’

Sophia Procter was communications manager at British Airways for nearly a decade, running the airline’s consumer PR including work on the London 2012 Olympic Games. Shortly after the now-43-year-old returned from maternity leave in 2017, a corporate reshuffle saw Procter face redundancy. Having just invented a kids’ plate with a…

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How much maternity pay will I get and how long for?

How much maternity pay you get can make a big difference to your lifestyle while you’re on leave

Daily Mirror

Boss didn't tell lawyer about redundancy as he 'didn't want to disturb her' breastfeeding

Anastasia Tuchkova worked for former mobile phone tycoon Timur Artemev as a legal project manager before taking maternity leave - only to return to find she no longer had a job

Irish Mirror

Ciara Doherty says returning back to work after maternity leave was a 'shock to the system'

The Virgin Media host welcomed her second baby girl last May

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