Property News · April 5, 2016

Shared parental leave taken up by fewer than 1% of fathers in first year


Pay concerns are a key factor, survey finds, as just 40% of employees say their firm encourages sharing leaveFathers are not taking advantage of rules that allow them to share leave with their partners, according to research published a year after the rights came into force.Shared parental leave (SPL) was introduced on 5 April 2015 to give parents more choice and flexibility in caring for their children during the first 12 months after their birth. Under the rules, parents can split 52 weeks’ leave, receiving some payment for 39 of those weeks. That is on top of the two weeks’ statutory paternity leave available to fathers. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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