Dads still working whilst on paternity leave

Did you know that 25% of men in the UK continue to work while on paternity leave? Recent research from the parental rights group Pregnant Then Screwed has found that employers are largely failing to provide adequate support to new fathers, with the majority of companies offering just two weeks of paternity leave. Women are usually offered up to 52 weeks maternity leave.

What’s more, a significant proportion of the 7,461 fathers who were surveyed were either unable to use up their allotted time (28%) or felt they could not take the leave at all because they couldn’t afford not to work (10%). Many believe the solution lies in the government improving its offering to new dads.