§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the(a) financial costs and (b) benefits to her Department of the parental leave directive. [42491]
§ Ms HewittThe costs of implementation of the parental leave directive to my department have been nil.
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Post Advertised Cost (£)1 Chief Executive Insolvency Service Financial Times 5,770.00 Director, Industrial Development Unit Sunday Times/Times/Financial Times 17,865.00 Chief Executive, NWML Sunday Times/Times 7,195.00 Solicitor and DG, Legal Services Sunday Times/Times 7,320.00 Chief executive, Companies House Sunday Times/Times 12,805.00 Regional Director, GO-NE Sunday Times/Times 11,058.00 Director, Future and Innovation Sunday Times/Times 11,105.00 Chief Executive, SBS Sunday Times/Times 9,770.00 Chief Economic Adviser Sunday Times/Times/Financial Times 19,220.00 Director, UK Foresight Programme Sunday Times/Times 11,732.50 Environmental Specialist/Senior Manager New Scientist 6,715.00 Ends Report 1,450.00 Aberdeen Press and Journal 3,672.00 Aberdeen Press and Journal 2,700.00 Library Information Professionals LA Record 1,222.00 Administrator/Admin. Assistant, Cardiff Western Mail/South Wales Echo 11,107.80 Technical Advisers Daily Telegraph 5,964.00 Investigation Officers Police Review 4,600.00 Guardian 2,400.00 Finance Managers, London Accountancy Age 3,000.00 Financial Times 6,000.00 Administrator/admin. Assistant, London Ethnic Media Group 4,028.40 The Voice 2,080.60 Ready, Willing and Able 300.00 Metro 3,314.40 Evening Standard 5,285.04 The benefits for the department's staff are further opportunities to take leave for the care of their children which gives greater flexibility when balancing their responsibilities at work and at home.
The benefits to the department include enhancing the DTI's reputation as an employer of choice and contributing to the diversity of the work force; benefits which are directly passed on to our customers.