(v) Sickness benefit under the National Health Insurance Acts is payable to insured persons "while rendered incapable of work by some specific disease or bodily or mental disablement". Pregnancy in itself does not necessarily give rise to incapacity for work but in Practice, it is believed, certificates of incapacity are ordinarily granted to women in the later stages of pregnancy and sickness benefit, accordingly, is usually paid in such cases. 4. On medical grounds, the medical advisers of the Minister of Health would be glad to see some such provision.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/13/28
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/13
- Former Department Reference
- LP(43) 145
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000013.028
- Keywords
- Beveridge Report Children Employment Family Female Labour Gender Relations Industrial Workers Industry Insurance Labour Supply Mothers Parents Public Health Trade Unions Welfare Workers' Rights
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- British Trades Union Congress Lord President's Committee Ministry of Health Ministry of Labour and National Service
- Pages
- 5
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Domestic Life Labour Supply Relations Gender Work
