Changes to maternity law: Will childcare vouchers be sacrificed?

• Author:
• Kristine Scott

Most employers are up to speed with the changes in the maternity and parental leave regulations for babies due on or after 5 October 2008; however as the date draws closer, employers may be having second thoughts about the true cost of implementation.

Under the ‘old’ regime, an employer must continue to give their employee any non-cash contractual benefits (everything except remuneration), only during the first 26 weeks of maternity leave (the period known as Ordinary Maternity... (134 more words)

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