Consultation outcome

European Commission proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive

Published 24 March 2009
From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

This was published under the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Summary of responses to consultation on European Commission proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive

Ref: BIS/10/904 PDF, 85.2KB, 16 pages

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Detail of outcome

Original consultation

Summary

BIS seeks views on the European Commission's proposal to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC).

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

The European Commission published the proposal to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive in October 2008. The directive sets down minimum levels of maternity rights, including leave and pay, which member states must provide.

The department is consulting on the European Commission’s proposal to change the minimum standards set out in the directive, including the likely costs and benefits.

Documents

European Commission proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive: a consultation

Ref: BIS/09/767 PDF, 276KB

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Published 24 March 2009