In Bexleyheath, Kent, England, Michelle Alabaster is celebrating her victory in a nine-year legal battle over a government mistake which led her private employer to undercalculate the amount of maternity leave owed her in 1995. The case ramified and went up to the appeals level before its recent resolution, under which Ms. Alabaster was found indeed entitled to the disputed £204.53; Her Majesty’s government estimates that it spent £350,000 defending its side of the dispute. The disproportion is not actually as irrational as it might seem, however, since the issues contested are likely to affect entitlement to maternity leave in many other cases (Becky Barrow, “Mother wins maternity case after nine years”, Daily Telegraph, May 4).
£204.53 dispute, £350,000 cost of defense
In Bexleyheath, Kent, England, Michelle Alabaster is celebrating her victory in a nine-year legal battle over a government mistake which led her private employer to undercalculate the amount of maternity leave owed her in 1995. The case ramified and went up to the appeals level before its recent resolution, under which Ms. Alabaster was found […]
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