Maternity leave policy and practice
This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
2013
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the policies of maternity leave play out in the practice of common lives. The author interviews professional women spanning public and private sector jobs with low and high income and at different ages and family circumstance |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 296 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0429254415 9781299710382 9781466573604 1299710387 1466573600 |