Rejected petition Give women on maternity leave the right to work part-time on returning to work.

Is it ok that it's simply a request that can easily be side stepped? Being a parent and wanting to maintain a career should not be an either or decision, yet many women find this a real prospect. It's time to change the culture of the workplace and accept having babies and wanting a career is ok

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/172699

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Date submitted 25 March 2017
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