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FIFA plans rule change to mandate 14 weeks’ maternity leave, and protect players ‘before, during and after childbirth’
Women football players around the world should soon get their maternity rights protected under new employment rules announced on Thursday by FIFA.
Key points:
- Football clubs would have to allow pregnant players 14 weeks of maternity leave under planned employment rule changes by FIFA
- Clubs that end a player’s contract for being pregnant would have to pay compensation and a fine and be banned from transfers for 12 months
- If the new rules are approved by the FIFA Council in December, they will come into effect on January 1
The governing body of soccer is preparing to mandate clubs to allow at least 14 weeks of maternity leave paid at a minimum two-thirds of a player’s full salary.
National football bodies can insist on more generous terms.
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