Revealed by a German daily, a first draft directive prepared by the services of the European Commissioner in charge of Employment and Social Affairs, to extend maternity leave from 14 to 18 weeks, is already criticized by Dutch and German employers. (Ref. 080658)
The leak in the German press about the draft directive on the protection of maternity, prepared by the services of the European Commissioner in charge of Employment and Social Affairs, Vladimir Spidla, created a stir among employers. Although the European Commission reminded that it was only a draft, which hasn’t been validated by the college of commissioners or by the president of the Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, Vladimir Spidla nonetheless told the German daily Deutschland (September 1) that, “according to him, extending maternity leave would be a good thing” because it would facilitate women’s return to work.
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