Tony
Blair told employers he is listening to their concerns over plans to give women
the right to return to work part-time after having a child.
Delegates
at the British Chambers of Commerce conference in London claimed that extra
rights for new mothers would increase costs and the burden of red tape on
businesses.
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Blair
said he is considering employers’ worries about the proposals raised in a work
and parents green paper but stressed the Government was committed to expanding
child care places and improving maternity pay.
