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Article thumbnail: Sophie Round says poor statutory maternity pay and rising costs forced her to return to work early after having her baby daughter Peggy as new figures from Pregnant Then Screwed reveal only a quarter of mums take their full maternity leave (Photo: supplied)
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'I answered emails an hour before my C-section': Working mothers priced out of maternity leave

Poor statutory maternity pay and the soaring cost of living forced one mother to return to work early as figures reveal only a quarter of mums take their full maternity leave

Rebecca Reid

Hiding the fact you have a nanny is letting other mums down

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‘I thought childcare would be easier once my son started school, but wraparound care is broken'

Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 File photo dated 08/02/12 of a child playing, as parents can go online to find out what childcare they are eligible for under plans which will see nurseries expanded to provide more places and funding given to councils for wraparound care. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday October 27, 2023. The Government has said ?100 million is being made available for nursery and early years places. See PA story EDUCATION Childcare. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
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How is universal credit changing? New DWP rules explained as parents face losing benefits

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500k parents on universal credit face benefit cuts unless they ramp up efforts to work

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Article thumbnail: File photo dated 08/02/12 of a primary school child at work in a classroom, as the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has said that "expertise has been systematically stripped from nurseries" after the party found the number of teachers working in early learning and childcare positions has more than halved in the past decade. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 1, 2022. There are now 219 fewer teachers working in taxpayer-funded nurseries north of the border than in 2017, the party said. In 2021 there were 704, with 1,641 working in nurseries 10 years before. See PA story SCOTLAND Nurseries. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 08/02/12 of a primary school child at work in a classroom, as the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has said that "expertise has been systematically stripped from nurseries" after the party found the number of teachers working in early learning and childcare positions has more than halved in the past decade. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 1, 2022. There are now 219 fewer teachers working in taxpayer-funded nurseries north of the border than in 2017, the party said. In 2021 there were 704, with 1,641 working in nurseries 10 years before. See PA story SCOTLAND Nurseries. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Single mother working at home while carrying baby. Confident woman using laptop in living room. She is multi-tasking.
Article thumbnail: Single mother working at home while carrying baby. Confident woman using laptop in living room. She is multi-tasking.