All mothers should be able to afford a healthy pregnancy, & time to recover after the birth. Both parents should be able to afford the time out to bond with baby #EndPregnancyPoverty #GeneralElection2024 bit.ly/3KQXIFy
Maternity Action
Legal Services
Provides info, advice & training on maternity rights in employment, benefits & access to healthcare & influences policy.
About us
Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and well-being of pregnant women, partners and young children – from conception through to the child’s early years. Our vision is to achieve gender equality, freedom from all forms of discrimination and optimal health for pregnant women, new mothers and their families. Our services: • We provide online information and telephone advice on maternity rights at work to pregnant women, new mothers and their partners. We answer 2,500 calls each year and parents view our online information sheets over 50,000 times each month. • We provide advice and support to asylum seekers, refugees and other vulnerable migrant women to enable them to obtain essential maternity care. • We provide information, training and advice to voluntary organisations, midwives and other professionals to help them to better support pregnant women and new mothers to exercise their rights. We campaign to bring an end to pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and to improve legal protection for all pregnant women, new mothers and their families.
- Website
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http://www.maternityaction.org.uk
External link for Maternity Action
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- Charity, Reproductive Rights, Women's rights, Advice and Information, Employment rights, NGO, Campaigning, Research, and Maternal health
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
52-54 Featherstone St
London, EC1Y 8RT, GB
Employees at Maternity Action
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Asfah Kosir
Human rights, women’s rights, migrant rights, immigration legal advice All views expressed are personal and my own
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Alexandra Gess
Solicitor, Employment and Social Security Casework team at Maternity Action
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Kate Ferguson
Health Justice Partnerships - Maternity Action
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Christine Benson
Senior Legal Officer at Maternity Action
Updates
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"The family we want to have is financially out of reach": one woman's powerful indictment of the ultimate cost of the UK's poor maternity pay & benefits & lack of childcare support #EndPregnancyPoverty #maternity https://lnkd.in/dPdBD7TC
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Join the Maternity Action team! We are looking for an experienced Senior Employment and Social Security Policy Officer to undertake policy analysis, campaigning and research on employment rights affecting pregnant women and new parents, including maternity discrimination, precarious work, health and safety, maternity and parental leave and flexible working. 💜 21 hours per week 💜 £37,616 pro rata 💜 Hybrid working Closing date Monday 15th July. Apply now https://lnkd.in/dd2gjrSR. #CharityJobs #PolicyJobs
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1 in 5 new fathers or co-parents cannot afford to take ANY parental leave after the birth of their baby. The Government that is elected next week MUST sort out our messed-up system of parental leave. #Maternity #EndPregnancyPoverty
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You've still got time to register for this free webinar 👇
Do you work with asylum seeking or migrant women who are pregnant or new mothers? Would you like to find out more about how to access specialist advice on the support and housing rights of this group? Join our online event to find out more about our new Migrant Women Housing and Support Advice Service for women and families across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire East region. 📅 Tuesday 25th June, 12-1pm BST Eileen Stringer, Clinical Lead Midwife for GMEC Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) will be speaking about how the service will support the LMNS and midwifery teams. Sandra Cahill, Specialist Midwife for Refugees from St Mary's Hospital and Patricia Gay, Enhanced Care Midwife from North Manchester General Hospital will speak about the particular needs of this group. The session will also cover: - A short introduction on our new service - Information on the areas of advice we can provide - Details of how to refer women to our service The session will also involve an interactive discussion on how we can work with local groups to promote and improve access to the service. Book your place https://lnkd.in/eFXbVPjF.
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Our team successfully completed the #LondonLegalWalk yesterday (18 June) to raise vital awareness & support for our services!🎉 With the ongoing cost of living crisis, your support is needed more than ever. You can still donate via the London Legal Support Trust page here: https://lnkd.in/eGxwJG6E Thank you 💜 #LondonLegalWalk #MaternityRights #Discrimination #Employment #LegalRights #Fundraising
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Promises, promises: our Head of Policy Judith Dennis reviews the party manifesto pledges that could help pregnant women & new parents & #EndPregnancyPoverty https://lnkd.in/e_hbxuQ8
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Join our team! New updated job details! We're seeking an Asylum Support Advice Worker to help deliver our new maternity health justice partnership - targeting refugee & asylum seeking women in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire. 💜 Part-time - 14 hours a week. 💜 The post can be delivered either at home or at our London office. 💜 £37,616 pro rata plus 8% pension. 💜 Apply by 1 July. Full details here https://lnkd.in/dd2gjrSR.
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The dire financial straits of maternity leave: Your Money covers our Cost of Living Survey 2024 https://lnkd.in/eMq6xHKN
Mums and pregnant women on maternity leave ‘in dire financial straits’
https://www.yourmoney.com