A payment or other allowance made by the state or an employer to a woman during pregnancy or after childbirth.
maternity benefits represent just one way that reform addresses women's health
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- They raised family allowances and maternity benefits.
- New regulations have increased maternity leave from 14 weeks to 18 weeks, paid for under the state maternity benefit scheme.
- We are looking at how we can increase maternity benefit in the early months.
- I applied for maternity benefits in November of 2004.
- The state insurance funds provide the maternity benefits for women workers.
- The chancellor is doubling the period for which employees can claim maternity benefit from six months to a year.
- Mothers have a statutory entitlement to 18 weeks' maternity leave and to receive state maternity benefit during this time.
- They will now collect a maximum €232.40 maternity benefit per week, or about €930 per month.
- Maternity benefits are payable up to 52 weeks.
- They were living on her maternity benefit.
- Just one business in every six pays maternity benefits to supplement social welfare payments to employees on maternity leave.
- The maximum maternity benefit a woman can be paid is €232.40 and the minimum is €135.60 per week.
- This means better maternity benefits, educational opportunities and social supports for women.