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Self-Employed Women Entitled to Paid Maternity Leave

The Central Council of Appeals ruled on July 27, 2017, that the UWV, the Dutch institution responsible for the distribution of benefits, unlawfully denied a self-employed women paid maternity leave. The court held...

by PILP

The Central Council of Appeals ruled on July 27, 2017, that the UWV, the Dutch institution responsible for the distribution of benefits, unlawfully denied a self-employed women paid maternity leave. The court held that self-employed women still must be offered appropriate compensation, because they are entitled, based on the UN Women's Convention, to a form of maternity leave while retaining a (stable) income.

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