Working Mothers

Messers. Kelsall and Kemp and Their Women Operatives. By a generous scheme which has already been put into operation, Messers. Kelsall and Kemp are doing something to deal in a practical way with what has long been recognised as one of the greatest evils in our industrial system. They have decided to make a maternity allowence of 12 shillings a week to married women in their employment to be payable for a certain time before and after child birth for 22 weeks in all. The conditions are that the beneficary shall do no work other than housework during the period mentioned, and must have been in the employment of the firm for tweleve months before the child is born. 9th April 1910 Rochdale Times