Articles Tagged: PaternityLeave

New rights for parents equal flexible working whatever age your child plus six months paternity leave

By Katy Holland, Oct 1, 2010

Getty At last, some good news for working parents. Hundreds of thousands more mums and dads will be entitled to ...

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How much maternity leave can I take?

By Sue Hayward, Aug 17, 2010

New 'Apprentice' sidekick Karren Brady recently admitted to taking just three days off when her daughter was born. But ...

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Fathers to get up to six months of paternity leave

By Jenny Cornish, Jan 28, 2010

Dads will be allowed to take up to six months of paternity leave if the baby's mum wants to go back to work, it has been ...

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Study suggests parents unable to exercise rights to flexible working

By Emma Cossey, Oct 23, 2009

A new study, conducted by the Working Families charity, has discovered that over a third of working parents (34%) say they ...

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Almost half of men don't take paternity leave

By Emma Cossey, Oct 20, 2009

New research reveals that almost half of men are not taking the two weeks paternity leave they have a legal right to. The ...

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Up The Duff - In which I'm betwixt shock, awe and horror

By Sarah Powell, Sep 17, 2009

What happens when you're 37, almost infertile, in a new relationship and you go and get pregnant by accident? Find out in ...

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Maternity pay extension scrapped - thanks a lot

By Jenny Cornish, Sep 15, 2009

A Government pledge to extend maternity pay to a year is being scrapped, it has been reported. The Guardian says the pledge ...

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How would you improve family life in the UK?

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 2, 2009

Have you got a great idea that could transform family life in the UK? If so, the Government wants to hear from you. A ...

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