Help working mothers

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I have worked and paid into the tax system for 13 years so far. I am currently 28 weeks pregnant and upset to see the lack of help working mothers get compared to mothers who are on benefits. For me personally dropping to SMP i loose £8-900 a month which does make it daunting going on maternity.

The grant for first time mothers should be available to all mothers and not just those on benefits.
The lowered nursery age and upped hours should be available to working mothers and not just those on benefits.
Help to make up missing wage whilst on SMP until we go back to work.

We work hard, we pay in to the system, we deserve help when we need it most like anyone else.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure exactly how you'd like Statutory Maternity Pay to change.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

They are already petitions about helping working parents with childcare costs and Statutory Maternity Pay, which you might like to sign if they call for things you'd like to happen. You're more likely to get action on an issue if you sign and share a single petition.

Provide 15 hours free childcare to working parents for children over 9 months.

Change the legal maternity leave to 6 months full pay, rather than 6 weeks.

Increase Statutory Maternity Pay - make it based on a fair % of earnings.

Timeline

23 Apr 2019	Petition opened for signatures
28 May 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 May 2019

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