Sentences with phrase «about paid paternity»

We've talked about paid paternity leave is important, flexible working arrangements, breastfeeding accommodations, what are some of the other things that firms can... Making sure that women aren't given all the office housework.

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If substantial paternity / parental leave were made available to UK fathers and were paid at reasonable rates and if this were taken up by substantial numbers of fathers this would require a revolution in thinking by government, employers, trades unions and others about the work / care nexus which could benefit not only fathers but mothers and children too (Green & Parker, 2006; Lewis & Cooper, 2005)-- and, ultimately, employers too.

According to the largest ever survey of new fathers, published last year by the NCT and Fathers Direct, 96 per cent of fathers attend the birth, yet half of all dads receive no paid paternity leave and the rest average about three days.

Sources of more detailed information are given at the end, including information about paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and leave.

See also the references below for information from GOV.UK about paternity pay and leave, shared parental pay and leave, and adoption pay and leave.

As professional sports teams and many employers began to offer paid paternity leave, a public debate ensued about the validity of giving fathers time to provide caregiving to their new children.

Some countries are moving in the same direction as Sweden, where parents receive 14 weeks of maternity leave and 10 days of paternity leave at about 80 — 90 % pay.

One of his most convincing arguments was about EU - wide agreements on employment rights — including paid holidays, improved maternity and paternity leave and limits on working time.

Sam Glover: So you eluded briefly to the need to, in the maternity or paternity year, for firms to be flexible, but I wonder if, I mean as we were just discussing essentially everything about my life, my availability, my ability to pay attention throughout the day changed when I had kids and I wonder is flexibility overall just something that needs to change if companies want people to work for them who have children?

In this episode, MothersEsquire founder Michelle Browning Coughlin talks about how being a parent — especially a mom — can make it harder to practice law, and what firms can do to be more parent - friendly, from paid paternity leave and flexible working arrangements to breastfeeding accommodations and playing the HR long - game.

Recently there was a news about Facebook extending their company benefits for parents, extending it to 4 months» paid paternity leave.

Paid maternity and paternity leave is about more than just getting a break from your job for a few weeks.