Employment Rights for Fathers - bit of background info
Current and proposed Government paternity leave arrangements include:
* Two weeks’ statutory paternity leave paid at a flat rate of up £123.06 per week
* A proposal that by 2011 fathers will be able to take another six months’ paternity – three months at the statutory rate of pay and three months’ unpaid – as long as the mother gives up six months of maternity leave.
Other key statistics:
* Six in 10 fathers said they worked more than 40 hours a week
* Half of fathers believed they spent too much time at work
* Nearly six in 10 fathers agreed with the statement that partners can share work/career and childcare equally
* Although flexible working was available to half of fathers, only 30 per cent were actually using it
* 56 per cent of fathers who took paternity leave said that taking time off around the birth of their child led to them taking a greater role in caring for their children, while 69 per cent said it led to improvements in family life
* Of those who did not take paternity leave, two thirds said they would have liked to ‘a lot’. The most common reason provided for not doing so was being unable to afford to take the time off.
* 61 per cent of fathers supported the idea of an additional four weeks paid leave that would be reserved solely for the father. With 55 per cent saying they would take this kind of leave if it was available.
* Two weeks’ statutory paternity leave paid at a flat rate of up £123.06 per week
* A proposal that by 2011 fathers will be able to take another six months’ paternity – three months at the statutory rate of pay and three months’ unpaid – as long as the mother gives up six months of maternity leave.
Other key statistics:
* Six in 10 fathers said they worked more than 40 hours a week
* Half of fathers believed they spent too much time at work
* Nearly six in 10 fathers agreed with the statement that partners can share work/career and childcare equally
* Although flexible working was available to half of fathers, only 30 per cent were actually using it
* 56 per cent of fathers who took paternity leave said that taking time off around the birth of their child led to them taking a greater role in caring for their children, while 69 per cent said it led to improvements in family life
* Of those who did not take paternity leave, two thirds said they would have liked to ‘a lot’. The most common reason provided for not doing so was being unable to afford to take the time off.
* 61 per cent of fathers supported the idea of an additional four weeks paid leave that would be reserved solely for the father. With 55 per cent saying they would take this kind of leave if it was available.
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