Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 22949

Maternity Leave

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role the Fair Work Agency will play in ensuring businesses observe best practice when granting their employees maternity leave.

Answer

Justin Madders

We are creating the Fair Work Agency to deliver a much-needed upgrade to enforcement of workers’ rights. The Fair Work Agency will work closely with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), which already provides guidance for both employ...

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