Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
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Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
The research found that fewer than one in five (18%) prospective parents say they or their partner could afford to take six weeks of paternity leave at the current statutory rate of pay. By contrast, 57% of prospective parents said they or their partner could afford to take six weeks of paternity leave if it was paid at 90% of their income, as stat... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Neither parent can afford to take 6 weeks leave at current statutory rates (for maternity pay) - but could if it was 90% of their wage/salary
The length of leave taken by parents is closely tied to statutory entitlement, regardless of income. Changing this entitlement could therefore have a strong influence on behaviour, and this new research has shown there is broad public support for increasing paternity entitlement. Just 18% of Brits felt that two weeks of paternity leave is long enou... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Brits support increasing paternity leave to more than two weeks
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
Another good quote + stats about the benefits of introducing longer leave for partners
New research uncovers economic and health benefits of boosting paternity
leave
Countries with more than six weeks of paid paternity leave have a 4% smaller
gender wage gap and 3.7% smaller labour force participation gap
Closing gender employment gaps in all UK authorities would increase economic
output by £23 billion
Just 18% of Brits think 2 weeks pater... See more
leave
Countries with more than six weeks of paid paternity leave have a 4% smaller
gender wage gap and 3.7% smaller labour force participation gap
Closing gender employment gaps in all UK authorities would increase economic
output by £23 billion
Just 18% of Brits think 2 weeks pater... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
Increasing paternity leave has many positive impacts
The UK has the least generous paternity leave entitlement in Europe. Currently, the statutory entitlement to paternity leave is two weeks and the weekly rate for paternity pay is £172 a week, which is 44% of the national living wage. Shockingly, new survey data reveals that for 1 in 5 (20%) dads, no parental leave options were available to them fol... See more
Joeli Brearley • Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits - Pregnant Then Screwed
More stats backing up the claim that current UK GOV paternity leave is not enough - June 2023