Freelance mothers who were penalised and left with less state aid because they took time off to have children will now be able to claim what they are owed, after a Government u-turn. It marks a major victory for campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, with support from Telegraph Money, which called for changes to […]
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Freelance mothers threaten to sue Government over ‘discriminatory’ state aid scheme
Self-employed mothers have threatened to sue Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the Government for discriminating against women when providing income support to freelancers during the coronavirus crisis. Pregnant Then Screwed, a campaign group, said 70,000 women have been unfairly left with less under the scheme, after their maternity leave was counted against them. […]