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Childcare

The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Shared parental leave plans welcome but should do more for parents

The TUC welcomes the government's plan to introduce shared parental leave, but is calling for broader eligibility and better support for parents to overcome the very low levels of take-up predicted.

9 April 2013
Unpaid carers need more support from government and employers, says TUC

Responding to new official statistics published today (Friday) which show that the number of unpaid carers has increased by 600,000 since 2001, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

15 February 2013
Government policy has made childcare even more unaffordable, says TUC

TUC response to plans announced by the government today (Tuesday) to reform childcare provision.

29 January 2013
TUC Response to DfE Care to Learn Consultation October 2011

The Care to Learn grant was introduced in 2004 with the aim of narrowing education inequalities and encouraging more young mothers into education, employment and training. In 2008/09, 8,000 young parents claimed Care to Learn to enable them to contin...

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20 October 2011
Extending fully paid maternity leave will benefit millions of hard-up families

Commenting on government plans to oppose the extension of fully paid maternity leave to 20 weeks at a meeting of the EU Employment Council (EPSCO) in Brussels today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

6 December 2010
TUC response to Women and Work Commission report

Commenting on the Women and Work Commission report published today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

29 July 2009
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