Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
ordinary maternity leave — (OML) 26 weeks statutory leave available to an employee who gives birth, regardless of the length of time she has been working for the employer. The employee may qualify for statutory maternity pay SMP), depending on her salary and length of… … Law dictionary
Parental leave — Maternity leave redirects here. For the episode of Lost, see Maternity Leave (Lost). Histogram of countries by weeks paid maternity leave provided by law Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for … Wikipedia
Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 15, 1973 De … Wikipedia
OML — (ordinary maternity leave) 26 weeks statutory leave available to an employee who gives birth, regardless of the length of time she has been working for the employer. The employee may qualify for statutory maternity pay (SMP), depending on her… … Law dictionary
EOC v. SS for Trade and Industry — Equal Opportunities Commission v. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] IRLR 327 was an application for judicial review of the new implementation by the government of the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005. It… … Wikipedia
Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… … Universalium
LABOR — Jewish Labor Organizations IN THE PRE STATE PERIOD Since the last decades of the 19th century, a number of sporadic labor associations have arisen in agriculture and in the printing, clothing, and building trades, as well as groups limited to a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… … Wikipedia
South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… … Universalium
