Property News · April 5, 2016

Shared parental leave is suffering teething problems


Figures show fewer than 1% of UK men have taken time off work to spend with their new baby – largely due to money Talk about baby steps. On the first anniversary of the government’s shared parental leave scheme, figures show men have not leapt at the chance to have a chunk of time at home with their new baby.According to the research by My Family Care and the Women’s Business Council, the main obstacle was family finances. This should not come as a surprise. Equality campaigners have long warned too few families can afford for fathers to take shared parental leave. The government’s own analysis estimated that only 2-8% of fathers would take up the entitlement. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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