A new baby holding the finger of its mother
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THE Scottish Greens have called on the Westminster government to “support our next generation” by extending maternity and paternity pay and shared parental leave.
As families marked Mother’s Day today, the party’s health and social care spokeswoman Gillian Mackay, who is expecting her first child this summer, warned that financial insecurity is forcing many to put off parenthood.
Urging the Labour government to levy a wealth tax to extend statutory maternity pay, she argued: “The UK government could make a big difference for expectant parents by expanding maternity and paternity pay and offering them far greater peace of mind and stability.
The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART
