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Mums pay penalty in the workplace
Young mothers take home 15% less than childless women
MOTHERHOOD is being penalised in workplaces across Britain with young mums earning 15 per cent less than childless women, figures released today show.
Shocking new data published by the TUC on International Women’s Day revealed how women who have had kids before the age of 33 face poorer treatment at work.
Many told the TUC that they had been forced out of their job or made to go part-time after they took maternity leave.
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