As a former employment rights minister and a parent, I know our paternity leave system is badly broken.
In the UK, new dads and non-birthing parents get just two weeks’ leave, paid at less than half the minimum wage — and if you’re self-employed, you get nothing. That’s among the worst in Europe.
And it’s why I’m backing The Dad Shift and their campaign for a new paternity leave policy fit for the 21st century.
With the Government currently reviewing parental leave as part of Employment Rights Act reforms, this is the moment to push for change.