Trades Union Congress: Equality Issues

Parents and Carers

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

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

Work / life balance is snow joke

The South West TUC is appealing for companies to put the lessons learned on flexible working arrangements during the bad weather to good use all year round.

3 December 2010

Pay gap narrowing but still unacceptably high

Responding to the annual pay figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

12 November 2009

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

Ordinary women should not pay the penalty for the recklessness of a few male bankers, says TUC

'This economic crisis was created by a small number of male bankers; and ordinary women should not be made to pay the penalty for their recklessness.'

12 March 2009

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