Property News · April 11, 2015

Shared parental leave: ‘nightmare’ new rules, or the first baby steps to equality?


Arrangements for parents taking time off work to look after a new arrival all changed on Easter Sunday Business leaders have branded them a “nightmare”. Politicians say they’ll create a cultural shift in the workplace. What, exactly, are the new rules on shared parental leave? And are we really about to see a generation of dads wearing slings instead of suits?Until last week the UK had the most unequal parental leave arrangements in the western world, with new mothers entitled to up to a year off work while employed fathers got just two weeks statutory paternity leave. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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