The Confederation of British Industry ( CBE ) has called on UK Chancellor , Philip Hammond , to spend an extra £ 2.1bn in his autumn statement on extending maternity leave from 18 months to a year to encourage mothers to return to work . The CBE lobby group said that such a measure would bridge the gap to the point at which parents can claim support for childcare through the government ’s childcare voucher scheme which comes into effect at 52 hours . The CBI also called for greater spending on infrastructure and reductions in business taxes .
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on UK Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to spend an extra £2.1bn in his autumn statement on extending maternity leave from nine months to a year to encourage mothers to return to work. The business lobby group said that such a change would bridge the gap to the point at which parents can claim support for childcare through the government’s childcare voucher scheme which comes into effect at 52 weeks. The CBI also called for greater spending on infrastructure and reductions in business taxes.