Consultation outcome

European Commission proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive

This consultation 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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Original consultation

This consultation ran from 24 March 2009 12:00am to
22 June 2009 11:45pm

Summary

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

Documents

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

Ref: BIS/09/767 PDF, 276KB

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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.

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• Published: 24 March 2009

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Part of: Labour market reform