They say that reform is ‘long overdue’ so that mothers and fathers aren’t forced back to work too early and are able to share time equally with their child in their first year.
Research by Working Families has found that 4 in 10 mothers didn’t feel they took enough time off when their baby was born and 7 in 10 fathers who took less than two weeks’ leave were worried about money.
It found that 21 per cent of fathers and 14 per cent of mothers were not eligible for any parental leave.
An open letter to the minister for employment rights Justin Madders has been co-ordinated by Working Families and has been signed by 18 organisations.
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