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Written by Administrator
Sunday, 31 October 2010 17:50 |
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Spanish fathers entitled to breastfeeding leave |
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 Europe's top court has declared that working fathers in Spain are entitled to take breastfeeding leave' everyday, even if the mother of the child is not employed. The new legislation means that both the mother and father are allowed to leave work for an hour during the day or reduce their working day by half an hour during the first nine months following the birth of a child. The European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled on Thursday that the Spanish law caused an "unjustified discrimination on grounds of sex" because fathers do not have the same rights as mothers. (Source: www.telegraph.co.uk)
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