70% OF DADS WHO DIDN’T TAKE THEIR FULL PATERNITY LEAVE ENTITLEMENT HAD TO CUT IT SHORT DUE TO COST - Pregnant Then Screwed
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70% OF DADS WHO DIDN’T TAKE THEIR FULL PATERNITY LEAVE ENTITLEMENT HAD TO CUT IT SHORT DUE TO COST - Pregnant Then Screwed
As the sole earner in his young family, 21-year-old Josh Wiborg couldn't take shared parental leave when his twin girls were born.
Like so many dads, he was entitled to only two weeks off work, at reduced pay.
He says it left him "feeling like a stranger" to his twin girls, Autumn and Winter, in the first few weeks of fatherhood.
“It was awful," he sa... See more
Like so many dads, he was entitled to only two weeks off work, at reduced pay.
He says it left him "feeling like a stranger" to his twin girls, Autumn and Winter, in the first few weeks of fatherhood.
“It was awful," he sa... See more
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Shared parental leave - part of a parenting leave system that’s now the worst in Europe for fathers - has officially failed. Many couples aren’t eligible for SPL in the first place; most of those who are can’t afford to use it; fathers can only take the leave if the mother gives up some of hers; and it’s unwieldy for employers to administer. Intern... See more
Dr Ezgi Kaya • Shared Parental Leave fails to deliver for dads
“First and foremost, the financial terms are not that attractive. The low rate for Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) means shared leave often represents a significant reduction in earnings and, for many people, makes it unaffordable. This is exacerbated if the father is the family’s primary earner, or earns considerably more than the mother.”
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Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg • Shared Parental Leave is Failing to Deliver for Dads | Blog | Mix Diversity
Joeli Brearley, CEO and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, comments, “We finally have evidence that boosting paternity leave will reduce the gender pay gap, improve the health of both parents and it will benefit the economy. Paternity leave is not a luxury but a necessity.’’ When fathers and partners take paternity leave, it supports the mother’s re... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Jasmine Kelland, associate professor in HRM at the University of Plymouth, highlighted the barriers fathers faced trying to access leave that “aren’t widely discussed” and had been “perpetuated for years despite so much societal change”.
“Much of UK society still associates fatherhood with breadwinning behaviours, and when fathers access workplace ... See more
“Much of UK society still associates fatherhood with breadwinning behaviours, and when fathers access workplace ... See more
Freddie Clemo • Hardly any dads have used shared parental leave since scheme was introduced 10 years ago, research finds
Less than 2 per cent of new fathers have benefitted from shared parental leave since the scheme was introduced 10 years ago, research by The Dad Shift has found.