Maternity leave: surrogacy | Practical Law

Maternity leave: surrogacy | Practical Law

The European Court of Justice has held that two commissioning mothers, who received their children through surrogacy arrangements, did not have the right to maternity leave under the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC).

Maternity leave: surrogacy

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Maternity leave: surrogacy

by Squire Sanders LLP and Practical Law Employment
Published on 24 Apr 2014European Union, United Kingdom
The European Court of Justice has held that two commissioning mothers, who received their children through surrogacy arrangements, did not have the right to maternity leave under the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC).