{"id":83171,"date":"2018-03-20T07:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-call-for-12-weeks-of-paternity-leave-to-address-gender-pay-gap\/"},"modified":"2018-03-20T08:03:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:03:24","slug":"mps-call-for-12-weeks-of-paternity-leave-to-address-gender-pay-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mps-call-for-12-weeks-of-paternity-leave-to-address-gender-pay-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs call for 12 weeks of paternity leave to address gender pay gap"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCommittee recommends laws forcing firms to offer new fathers flexible work patterns and ringfencing their leaveBritain must radically reform parental leave to encourage more fathers to take time off work, or it will never get to grips with the gender pay gap, an influential committee of MPs has recommended.Fathers should get the option of 12 weeks\u2019 paid, \u201cuse it or lose it\u201d paternity leave to try and encourage greater male involvement in the young lives of children, the women and equalities select committee reports on Tuesday. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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