Counsel for the Congolese youth in the report headed "Youth given leave to seek asylum ruling" in yesterday's editions was Ms Mary Blake, not Baker as stated.

The sub-heading to an article on parental leave in yesterday's Business This Week 1 said workers were entitled to 14 weeks parental leave a year. The leave applies per child, not per year.

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