{"id":54481,"date":"2017-05-12T06:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lib-dems-and-labour-pledge-to-double-length-of-paid-paternity-leave\/"},"modified":"2017-05-12T06:09:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:09:05","slug":"lib-dems-and-labour-pledge-to-double-length-of-paid-paternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lib-dems-and-labour-pledge-to-double-length-of-paid-paternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Lib Dems and Labour pledge to double length of paid paternity leave"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBoth parties say increasing entitlement to at least a month would encourage greater sharing of parental responsibilitiesMen should be entitled to at least a month\u2019s paid paternity leave to encourage greater sharing of parental responsibilities, both the Liberal Democrats and Labour will pledge in their manifestos.The Lib Dems\u2019 policy has been drawn up by former MP Jo Swinson, who is hoping to win back her seat in East Dunbartonshire in June. While a coalition minster, Swinsondrew up the proposals that led to the introduction of rights to shared parental leave. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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