For thousands of self-employed people, extending parental pay is recognition of the hard work they do, and lays the ground for stronger worker protections, however someone works.
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Right now, the self-employed are paying significantly more into the maternity fund than they are getting paid back. This risks damaging support for the scheme, the warning says. The responsible minister is taking new steps to solve the problem