The CBI has withdrawn its support for the government's plan to extend the paid maternity leave from six months to nine. It has made this move because the government withdrew its plan to allow firms to pass the handling of maternity pay over to HM Revenue and Customs. (Ref. 0668)
Currently,
employers have to pay the maternity benefit directly to their employees and
then they are reimbursed, but only after having carried out administrative
formalities.
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