The Corner Is It Me or Does This Sound…Completely Fair? By Kathryn Jean Lopez October 4, 2006 10:44 AM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Share on WhatsApp Email this article From the London Times: Women who take time out of the workplace for maternity leave have no automatic right to the same pay as male colleagues who are doing the same job but have not had time off, Europe’s top court ruled yesterday.