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Working mothers in the UK suffer significant pay penalties compared with their counterparts in many other Western European countries, new research suggests.

Led by Dr Vanessa Gash from the University of Manchester, the study found that Britain topped a league of six countries in terms of pay differences between parents and non-parents.

The other nations which were examined were Finland, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Working mothers in the UK were said to be half as likely to hold high-earning professional roles as their equivalents without offspring.

In addition, they were found to be eight times more likely to work part-time than their childless counterparts.

Commenting on the findings, Dr Gash said: "The source of the pay penalties and inferior working conditions of mothers in the UK is likely to be its poor support for working mothers."

Under UK employment laws, mothers who return to work after a period of ordinary maternity leave have the right to the same job and same terms and conditions as they had before their absence.

10/07/2009 16:27