Maternity reforms pose hiring threat
29 August 2012
Government proposals to extend paid maternity leave to nine months could lead to fewer women working in purchasing.
The Department of Trade and Industry last month revealed plans to give new mothers nine months’ paid leave from April 2007.
But Mark Williams, operations director at recruitment consultancy Supply Chain Personnel, warned that the proposal threatens an upward trend for hiring female purchasers.
He said the percentage of female junior managers in the...