Eliminating one injustice we create a basis for another one

The risks of maternity benefit

The legislative package implying changes in the intended benefit for child care and defining the concept “maternity benefit” caused concern among working mothers. Let’s remind that this initiative initially caused complaints among working mothers, as it was suggested to reduce child benefit payment period – making one year instead of two – and provide benefits to unemployed mothers. However, the Government tried to dispel the concerns, assuring that it was only a proposal and in the elaborated version benefit payment period is not changed. Instead, however, it turned out that there are problems connected with benefit size.