\n \nThe 2009-2010 survey benchmarks key policy changes since the 2007 survey, including the Work and Families Act 2006. The survey was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and carried out by NatCen Social Research. \n \nThe aims of the survey were: \n
to examine the impact of the 2007 maternity rights legislative changes on mothers engagement and experience in the labour market prior to, and following, the birth through tracking changes from the 2007 survey
to provide a detailed, statistically representative, up-to-date picture of mothers experiences and take up of maternity rights and benefits to identify the impact of the 2007 legislative changes, and to provide a baseline against which the impact of future changes can be measured
to identify differences in take-up and eligibility (including all types of leave and pay, including Occupational Maternity Pay) related to individual characteristics, job characteristics and employer characteristics and how it has changed following the introduction of the 2007 reforms
to examine what enables women returners to remain in work, to explore the choices and constraints behind non-working mothers remaining out of the labour market post childbirth and what would enable them to return to work including childcare usage
to examine fathers take-up of paternity leave and paternity pay in order to collect robust data on the various provisions for fathers during and after the mothers pregnancy
to explore the attitudes of both fathers and mothers on sharing the childcare responsibility during the six months additional maternity leave
For the second edition (January 2024), the fathers survey data file has been added.
Main Topics:
The main topics included: mothers’ engagement and experience in the labour market prior to, and following birth; mothers’ experiences and take up of maternity rights and benefits to identify the impact of the 2007 legislative changes; what enables women returners to remain in work; to explore the choices and constraints behind non-working mothers remaining out of the labour market post childbirth and what would enable them to return to work including childcare usage; fathers’ take-up of paternity leave and paternity pay; attitudes of both fathers and mothers on sharing the childcare.","sameAs":"http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7349-2","keywords":["EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS","PRIMARY SCHOOLS","EMPLOYERS","LEAVE","SHIFT WORK","CHILDREN","MATERNITY PAY","MATERNITY LEAVE","MATERNITY BENEFITS","PATERNITY LEAVE","PATERNITY PAY","AGE","DISABILITIES","GENDER","GENDER ROLE","ATTITUDES","MARITAL STATUS","QUALIFICATIONS","ECONOMIC ACTIVITY","LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT","CAREER BREAKS","EMPLOYMENT HISTORY","HOURS OF WORK","WAGES","SPOUSE'S WAGES","CHILD CARE","CHILD DAY CARE","EDUCATIONAL VOUCHERS","TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP","TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT","ARRANGEMENT OF WORKING TIME","SUPERVISORY STATUS","FAMILY BENEFITS","SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS","WORKERS' RIGHTS","WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT","EMPLOYEES","EMPLOYMENT","FAMILY ROLES","FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT","JOB CHANGING","PARENTAL ROLE","PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT","PUBLIC INFORMATION","RETURN-TO-WORK INCENTIVES","SELF-EMPLOYED","SPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY","TERMINATION OF SERVICE","WORKING CONDITIONS","WORKING MOTHERS","FAMILY SIZE","ETHNIC GROUPS","INFANTS","FAMILY MEMBERS","DAY NURSERIES","PARENTAL LEAVE","INCOME","ANTENATAL CARE","CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT","CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS","LABOUR LAW","PLACE OF BIRTH","PRESCHOOL CHILDREN","EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND","FLEXIBLE WORKING TIME","OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING","LABOUR RELATIONS","ORGANIZATIONS","COMPANIES","LEGISLATION","WEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)","HUMAN RESOURCES","PREGNANCY","PROMOTION (JOB)","BULLYING","WOMEN'S ROLE","SOCIAL SUPPORT","DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES","SPOUSES","HOUSEHOLD INCOME","FATHER'S OCCUPATION","FATHERS","INDUSTRIES","HOUSEHOLDS","MOTHER'S OCCUPATION","MOTHERS","SPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENT","CHILDBIRTH","PAYMENTS"],"variableMeasured":"Individuals, National","measurementTechnique":"Telephone interview, Face-to-face interview","identifier":"10.5255/UKDA-SN-7349-2","creator":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Department for Work and Pensions"}],"temporalCoverage":"2009-10-01/2011-01-31","spatialCoverage":"Great Britain","datePublished":"2013-09-03","dateModified":"2024-11-28"}