Local resident Kirsty got in touch with our office after she discovered that because she was self-employed, she was not entitled to the same adoption pay and leave that someone who worked for a company would be. After raising the question in Parliament, I hosted a specific debate on the issue – which got support from across the political spectrum.
I am now working on an amendment to the Government's Employment Rights Bill which would give self-employed people the same rights as those working for an employer.
Local MP Lisa Smart directly challenged Government Minister Andrew Western over the inequalities in adoption pay which leave self-employed people without the same support that biological parents or employed people get.
Lisa Smart MP leads a debate on creating a level playing field for self-employed adopters, so that they get the same adoption pay and leave as people who are employed as staff.
Local MP Lisa Smart’s call for equal pay for adoptive parents is gaining traction, with a debate in Westminster on the subject set for this week.
