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2010-10-21 Europe

EU parliament votes to increase maternity leave

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Posted by Fred 2010-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Given that Muslim women are mostly not employed & native Euro women mostly don't have babies, it's a cheap gesture.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-10-21 02:27|| 2010-10-21 02:27|| Front Page Top

#2 As a measure to encourage working women to have children, it's a good thing.

By way of comparison, the Australian Labor Party has just introduced a scheme whereby all women get the same minimum wage maternity payment, irrespective of whether they work or not. Which just incentivizes the unemployed to have more children. Demographic politics at its worse.

Posted by phil_b 2010-10-21 03:47|| 2010-10-21 03:47|| Front Page Top

#3 A great way to make it harder to employ women.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-10-21 06:13|| 2010-10-21 06:13|| Front Page Top

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