{"id":49200,"date":"2017-03-23T01:23:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/force-men-to-take-father-only-parental-leave-experts-urge-mps\/"},"modified":"2017-03-23T01:43:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:43:45","slug":"force-men-to-take-father-only-parental-leave-experts-urge-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/force-men-to-take-father-only-parental-leave-experts-urge-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Force men to take father-only parental leave, experts urge MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nParliamentary committee hears paternity leave has woeful take-up rate because many fathers fear damaging their careersMen should be given father-only parental leave to tackle the \u201cvery, very low\u201d take-up rate, experts have told MPs.Dads who want to be more involved in their children\u2019s lives fear damaging their careers and denting their family\u2019s income if they ask for flexible hours or parental leave, a hearing on working fathers heard. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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