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Changes to car seat law
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/09/2006 14:27:40
ThinkBaby guide to the changes to UK laws about baby seats, car seats and boosters announced today.
The Department for Transport in February announced details of its latest car seat legislation. This affected the law on car seats, when using them is compulsory and extensions to the age group they must be used for. Key changes make it compulsory
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New calls to change law for feeding in public
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/05/2006 01:54:40
Following the changes to Scottish law, there are renewed calls to pass a law protecting the rights of women breastfeeding in public
With National Breastfeeding Awareness Week as a platform, the National Childbirth Trust and other breastfeeding support bodies are calling for a change to law in England and Wales, to make it illegal to prevent a woman from breastfeeding her baby
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Don't forget the new UK car seat laws
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/09/2006 13:44:45
Changes to the UK car seat laws come into force on September 18 2006.
Don't forget that the laws on car seats are changing this month, on September 18th. As previously featured on ThinkBaby when the regulations were announced in the spring, the key changes refer to the compulsory inclusion of booster seats
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Changes to maternity law
By Monica Stylli on 04/04/2007 02:58:10
From this week, new mothers have the right to an extended length of maternity leave with benefit payments.
If you want to find out exactly what you are entitled to, check out the ThinkBaby guide to statutory employment maternity benefits.This week there have been major changes to government legislation regarding maternity rights. As a summary, mothers who gave birth on or after April...
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Nearly half of dads won’t use new paternity rights
By Liz trotter on 29/03/2011 14:03:05
Concerns about their careers will prevent four in ten dads taking advantage of new parental leave laws
Over 40% of dads-to-be won’t be taking extra time off under the coalition’s changes to maternity and paternity leave laws, according to a new survey. Despite being able to take up to six months off if their partner returns to work, many men
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Maternity leave - your rights
By ThinkBaby on 17/05/2010 16:36:54
Joanna Robson, founder of Babylaw Solicitors and an expert in maternity-related employment law, answers your questions about maternity leave
Am I entitled to maternity leave? Most women have a right to take up to 52 weeks’ maternity leave regardless of how long you've worked for your employer. Am I entitled to maternity pay?Provided you have worked for your employer continuously for 26 weeks at the beginning of your ...
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Pregnancy protection in the workplace
By ThinkBaby on 29/07/2010 16:16:32
Your basic rights under Health & Safety and Sex Discrimination laws
's a brief overview of what these are. Health protection As a pregnant woman, new mother or breastfeeding mum you're entitled to protection from risks in your work environment by health and safety laws. Risks could include the obvious: lifting heavy
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Sperm donor supply questioned
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/06/2006 01:30:03
The HFEA deny suggestions that changes to the law have reduced the number of willing sperm donors.
The HFEA (The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority) have denied that changes to the law have reduced the number of men coming forward to donate sperm.Despite claims from some doctors that the change in law, last year, to make donors waive
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More single women and lesbians become mums thanks to new IVF rules
By Kimberley Smith on 20/12/2010 13:27:09
Changes in the law have led to an increase in babies born to families with female-only role models
Changes in the laws surrounding IVF treatment have led to an increase in babies being born to just mums. The number of lesbian couples and single women attempting to get pregnant via IVF has grown massively after rules on the importance of a male
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Bath safety: call for thermostat valves on taps
By Laura Lee Davies on 30/03/2006 02:24:39
MPs call for law to force new and refurbished homes in England to have valves fitted to control bath water temperatures and keep babies and children safe.
MP Mary Creagh is campaigning for a law to be passed making it compulsory to fit thermostatic valves on bath taps in all new and refurbished homes.The reason for this is that many children (and a small percentage of adults) suffer terrible burns
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