#shared-parental-leave

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

I'm taking eight months' paternity leave and it's changing my relationship with my children | Ilyas Nagdee

When I told people I was taking more than eight months of parental leave, the main reactions I got were: What are you going to do with all that time? and won't you get bored? These questions came from every direction including health professionals involved in my wife's pregnancy and the arrival of our second child. More than halfway through my leave, I've been reflecting on what good parental leave looks like:
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Lost decade' of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts

Shared parental leave uptake in major UK public sector employers remains extremely low, with fewer than one in 60 parental leave requests being for SPL.
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