Petition · past parliament
Give women on maternity leave the right to work part-time on returning to work.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Is it ok that it's simply a request that can easily be side stepped? Being a parent and wanting to maintain a career should not be an either or decision, yet many women find this a real prospect. It's time to change the culture of the workplace and accept having babies and wanting a career is ok
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.