Work it out: parenting and employment in Wales
Inquiry5
The
Equality, Local Government and
Communities Committee undertook an inquiry into pregnancy, maternity and
work.
Terms of Reference:
The terms of reference for the inquiry were to consider:
- How the
Welsh Government is taking action on the findings of the Equality and
Human Rights Commission review into pregnancy and maternity
discrimination;
- How the
Welsh Government is working towards its strategic equality objective of
“identifying and reducing the causes of employment, skills and pay
inequalities related to gender”, particularly in relation to pregnancy and
maternity;
- The
extent to which the Welsh Government’s Economic Action Plan and
employability programmes address issues faced by mothers;
- Whether
the new childcare offer is matched with targeted support for mothers to
enter or return to work, and
- The
extent of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Welsh public sector (and
variances between difference groups of women), and examples of good
practice.
Evidence gathering
In order to inform the work of the Committee, the Committee held a series of oral evidence sessions and a public consultation. Details of the oral evidence sessions can be found on the ‘meeting tab’ above.
Report
The Committee published
its report: Work
it out - parenting and employment in Wales in July 2018.
On publication of
the report, John
Griffiths AM, Chair of the Committee said:
“Preventing a large
proportion of the population from contributing their skills and experience to
the workforce is not fair and does not make economic sense. In light of
technological, social and economic changes, now is the time to modernise
workplaces so that they are fit for the future for everyone, not just parents.”
A shorter ‘Spark’
report has also been published, read it here.
The Welsh Government
laid its response
to the report in September 2018. The report and government response was debated
in Plenary on
26 September 2018.
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 19/01/2018
Documents
- Correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding the equality data published by Welsh public bodies (4 November 2019)
PDF 257 KB
- Letter to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip (14 November 2018)
PDF 82 KB
- Work it out: parenting and employment in Wales (PDF 3MB) – July 2018
- Letter from Leader of the House and Chief Whip and Minister for Children, Older People & Social Care (5 June 2018)
PDF 228 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Transport (4 June 2018)
PDF 97 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education (30 May 2018)
PDF 210 KB
- Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (29 May 2018)
- Letter to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip and the Minister for Children, Social Services and Older People (24 May 2018)
PDF 85 KB
- Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (15 May 2018)
PDF 84 KB
- Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education (11 May 2018)
PDF 92 KB
- Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee (26 April 2018 )
Consultations
- Work it out: parenting and employment in Wales (completed)