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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Maternity law proposal will cost £2.5bn  European proposals to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay will cost £2.5 billion in the UK, it has been claimed. MEPs are set to vote on the proposal in October but they will not be able to finalise a fully-informed decision because the impact assessment only takes ten of the 27 member states into consideration, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). For the ten considered states, the proposal will cost €121.18 billion(£101.6 billiion) over a period of 19 years, with the UK making up a 47 per cent portion. Kieran O'Keeffe, Head of European Affairs at the BCC, said: "These figures confirm that the Parliament's proposals are completely unaffordable as governments across the EU seek to deal with budget deficits." The prospect of better maternity pay rights will no doubt be welcomed by many British mothers, owing to the stresses that parenthood can bring in these first few months. Speaking to the Professional Beauty website, Dermalogica's human resources manager Liz Capetta underlined the stress of work for new mothers, saying that "having a baby can put people under pressure". Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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