“There are more than 13 million women in the workplace and amongst these more than 5 million are working mums. These women are an important part of UK businesses so it seems pretty short sighted to keep maternity benefit details under lock and key. In fact, a more honest and open attitude towards maternity benefits could improve the quality of candidates looking to work at your organsiation. It may not be an intentional decision for employers to keep this information from female employees, however forcing them to ask for it is clearly causing a great deal of distress for many women in the workplace. Transparency around benefits in the workplace can actually build greater trust.”