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EU ministers extend maternity leave rights

December 1, 2009 by Shawn Douglas  
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EU ministers have extended maternity leave rights for parents in the European Union.
A revised directive on the European Union policy of parental leave was issued by EU ministers yesterday.
The directive, to be applied to EU member’s national laws within two years, will extend available maternity leave for each parent from three months to four [...]

Britain spends over £20m a year on child benefit…for children who live in Poland

November 1, 2009 by Baby Chums  
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Taxpayers in Britain are funding child benefit payments for 51,000 children who aren’t even in this country, the majority are Polish with the claimants working a well known, (To all except recently the Government and Taxpayers) loophole in European law.
Children who have remained behind in their homeland while one or both of their parents lives [...]