Bill hailed as a step in the right direction

By Liz Fox, Nursery World, 27 October 2005

Fathers could be entitled to up to three months' paid and three months' unpaid paternity leave under new proposals contained in the Work and Families Bill published last week.

Fathers could be entitled to up to three months' paid and three months' unpaid paternity leave under new proposals contained in the Work and Families Bill published last week. Childcare organisations gave a cautious welcome to the new Bill but voiced concerns that very few men would be able to afford to take time off unpaid. Although the Government aims to increase paternity leave, the proposed extension will be a direct...

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